S1.1: The rules of the ‘short’
The Night Watcher and the pea: A JugginsVerse short tale One evening, as Lottie, Masongill and pTravis are just beginning to tidy up their den and return to the Potting Shed to start, at least, the process of cooking supper and then to go to bed, they notice Fabian passing, on the way to his regular post as Night Watcher. This used to be Masongill’s role and Fabian now uses, and very carefully looks after, the shelter Masongill constructed just under the summit of a nearby, low hillock. The role of Night Watcher is to keep an eye on the Potting Shed from the outside and from the darkness. (From the inside of the Potting Shed, where a few lamps remain lit all night, it is impossible to see the outside very well.) On summer nights, Lottie sometimes accompanies him, just for the excitement of being outside at night. But not in winter. As Fabian passes, the outline of a pea can be seen sitting on his shoulders and they can just make out a sound of quiet chuckling ...
