Liam chuckled in delight when Gabrielle played along. Most growned ups just smiled and told him 'yes' and 'no' when he wanted to play, but she truly was going to be a princess he could perteckt. Ella too. And Charlotte, too.
"Yes you are!" he said emphatically, pointing to her head. "You have a princess tiara, so the pirates will want to steal you. But I dunno if they want to eat you. Justin says they only eat children."
He then corrected himself. "Children and chocolate cake. Mallows too." He gave Gabrielle a serious look. "'Choo like mallows in your hot chocolate, Gabrielle?"