[Eleanor waved her hands to shoo the butterflies away. Any she managed to touch disappeared in a puff of blue smoke that faded from existence while the rest fluttered about as if they were real and annoyed with the sudden movement.]
If my powers worked here, I'd already be gone. Sneaking out of a door is much more difficult when you can't just Houdini to the other side or fit through the cracks.
[Her father had managed, and she had, too, once a long time ago. But Mother had changed all that for her. She'd gotten a little used to being able to just pop in and out as needed. Now she was back to square one.]
Perhaps we could just move toward the door or window and... slip out while he's not looking?
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[Eleanor waved her hands to shoo the butterflies away. Any she managed to touch disappeared in a puff of blue smoke that faded from existence while the rest fluttered about as if they were real and annoyed with the sudden movement.]
If my powers worked here, I'd already be gone. Sneaking out of a door is much more difficult when you can't just Houdini to the other side or fit through the cracks.
[Her father had managed, and she had, too, once a long time ago. But Mother had changed all that for her. She'd gotten a little used to being able to just pop in and out as needed. Now she was back to square one.]
Perhaps we could just move toward the door or window and... slip out while he's not looking?