"Gideon loves Postman Pat. He has a Postman Pat themed birthday party coming up, right?" Holden ran a hand through the hair of his suddenly very shy boy, then let go of him so he could pop the potatoes into the oven. He glanced at the clock so he'd know the time, then he picked Gideon up and looked at Felix. "Gideon likes where we live because it's like the Postman Pat village."

As good a reason as any, he supposed. "Gideon, Felix's brother lives in the manor. You know, the one on the hill, the really fancy one."