[ Being pinned down by the king's soldier's wasn't exactly his idea of a good time, but getting to see her awaken Aurora alone had been worth it. Everything else that happened that night - witnessing her in all her glory, winning the battle, ending the feud - had been a wonderful bonus.

And it was nice to be able to fight back against the species so fond of hunting birds, or beating them with sticks for trying to fill their stomachs. ]

Fearsome, yes. But I don't think you'd find a single man died laughing that night.

[ He shrugs at her question. ]

I promised to stay by your side. I didn't realize staying put would have done the trick.

[ Then again, if anyone he knows is special, it's Maleficent. Of course she'd hold a magical shard, he should have known really. At least he's spared having to walk home. How do these humans ever get anywhere? Their forms are painfully slow. ]

Is Aurora here as well?