Liam was just a little disappointed that he couldn't play, but he was still very itchy, and he couldn't see all that well. He didn't like being sick, but Daddy was there, and Daphee, and when he was awake, he could see if Nigel could say any new words.
He reluctantly agreed to the bath, if only because daddy promised he wouldn't be itchy any more. "And then I wanna see Mummy," he declared, "And write to Ella coz I had a dream bout those bad pirates and I 'fended 'em off with a great big fire breathing dragon! And then I rescuded her, and her baby brother from the big pirates."
It had been a good dream, and he wanted to tell Ella.