"They didn't create it any more than they created themselves," he said with a shake of his head. "And the moment they let another read it, it was no longer theirs."

The whole thing had him thinking of the romances his Nanny would read, the comics Teddy had shown him, the movies Andrew had spoken about.

"How do people describe characters they truly like? They don't say 'his character, Suchandsuch'. They say 'he's my hero' or 'he's the kind of person I wish could be my friend'. They've taken the character in."