Right on cue, a dramatic squawk came from outside the open bedroom door. A fully grown peacock was standing there, staring at all the humans with an expression that could only be described as deep irritation.
"How does it keep getting inside?" Duchess Mila asked. She pointed her walking cane at the peacock. "You don't live in the main house. Take your eggs and get out."
The peacock snubbed the duchess, walked up to the bed, hopped onto it and settled down on her eggs.
Nathaniel waved his hands, making whoosh sounds, trying to frighten the peacock away. Instead, he succeeded in startling Thor awake and the baby made his displeasure for the interruption loudly known to the whole world with a high pitched wail.
The peacock looked at Nathaniel with an expression that looked like deep judgement of his fathering skills. Obviously, it found them lacking.
