lass, if we feed v.4.0 of crosstree into word's autosummarize feature (including all our comments), this is what we get:

“Arthur Pendragon.”

Peter snorts amusement. Arthur snaps, “Don't.”

Arthur snaps.

where is Peter? "Surprised?" asks Peter.

"No," Arthur lies. Peter laughs. Merlin! Arthur we have!

That...says a lot, doesn't it? (You don't even want to know what Dust and Water came out as.)