"I don't think it's a curse", Draxon said.

"But he's acting nuts!" said Tristan. "He was shaking his crib apart and acting all agro and screaming and everything! Nurse Whithers says it only happens when boys or men are in the room..."

"Hey! What are you guys talking about?"

Crown Prince Darius lumbered into the room like a colossal royal elephant, his boobs and belly wobbling and vibrating from the effort of shuffling forwards. He fanned the air heavily with a chubby hand.

"What the hell is that SMELL?"

"I think Javelin just finished his afternoon workout..." Tristan said.

"Guuurggghhh! Oh man it reeks!"

Darius swung his walking-stick around and knocked Tristan's bedroom doors shut. He turned ponderously around again to face his brother.

"What's up?"

"Tristan's been telling me about how Taurus has been acting up", Draxon explained.

"Acting...Oooh. You saw it too, huh?" Darius asked Tristan. Tristan nodded.

"Yeaah..." said Darius slowly, "...I don't get that. I guess it's just the 'Terrible Twos' stage coming up. The whole 'mine-mine-mine' thing. He's already one and a half or something now. Momma said I was the same around that age..."

"You're ALWAYS like that", Tristan said.

"Hey!"

"Alright, alright", said Draxon. "Tristan, hold it! So this happens whenever there's a guy in the nursery? Like with your Uncle Max or your grandpa?"

"Any of us!" said Darius.

"He's acting..." Tristan began.

"...Like a posessive boyfriend? A jealous lover?" Draxon suggested.

The two Fat princes stared at each other.

"Uh...yeah!" they said together, although they weren't sure that this was something to be admitted!

"I'd say that's because he IS a jealous, posessive boyfriend..." Draxon said.

"WHAT!?"

"Draxon don't be an IDIOT!" said Darius, "He's only a year and a half old!"

"I know", said Draxon. "But it IS possible that Taurus is acting like this because he feels that Melodie is his soulmate. His real partner".

"He's a toddler!" Darius said.

"Babies and toddlers can sometimes do and think things that are way beyond their years", Draxon said. "It's happened before. There's no reason why it shouldn't happen again. And why it shouldn't happen to Taurus!"

"So..." Tristan asked.