"Eh. It's hidden somewhere in the castle. I'll find it eventually. Or you could always take their children as collateral." Tom started bullying the leprechauns as soon as he was as big as they were, so, about when he was four.

The fact that he's entirely serious is what makes it so funny, and he grins. The crow's feet around his eyes deepen. "I'm sure the country in Ireland is different than the country in Russia, although having not spent much time in the country of the latter I could always be wrong."