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After some thought, Toby decided it made sense to dine with his family. He had fled the workhouse on a near-empty stomach once and almost froze to death in the snow. There was no telling when he would get his next good meal once he stepped into the night so he wanted a strong start. Hunger was a dangerous energy drain and he didn’t want to end up falling asleep in the icy conditions this time, not with The Winter Freak Show unable to rescue him. Judging by the snow globe, they had enough problems of their own.
Everything he needed was packed in advance and he went to bed early with no intention of sleeping. He had to make sure he was up and out before the knockers-up came around to wake everyone for work. If one of those men came around with their long bamboo sticks and tapped on his p
