She jumped up and shut the door, locking it from the outside with her magic, then turned back and dug the uniforms out of the straw, throwing one at Rag Doll.
"Hurry and change," she said, her voice full of anticipation, the thrill of the crime. She pulled the uniform over herself quickly, turning away from him to change into it. The scarecrows crouched by the door, peeking under for any sign of anyone coming by.
"Scare, Crow," Hearts said to them, and they looked up. Rag Doll saw now that their mouths had been sewn shut with glittery red thread. Work of the Valentines. Hearts waved them over, then took the heart-shaped cuffs from the guard's pockets. "You're going to pretend to be our prisoners until we get out, got it?" she asked them. They nodded quickly, holding their arms out. She clamped the cuffs shut, putting the key in a charm bag around her neck that she hid under her uniform.
She dragged the guard to the corner and covered him with straw, hiding him. She talked to Rag Doll as she did. "We're going to pretend to be guards take Scare and Crow somewhere. Follow my lead, look miserable and domineering, but let me do all the talking, and follow my lead, okay?" Her voice was firm, but it wasn't angry or cruel.
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