02-11-2019, 10:42 PM
//Thanks. I do my best!
Ellie had allowed him to take a hold of her hands, though she had appeared nervous when he did so. Her eyes stayed locked on his, demanding nothing but truth. As he spoke, her face twisted into anger. She yanked free of his grasp and tore out of the door. It slammed in her wake as Elizabeth jumped to her feet, her cry of "Ellie!" echoing throughout the house. Through the dirty window one could watch the child vanish into the trees like a shadow. Elizabeth sank back into the chair, placing her hands on her knees for support.
"That child will be the death of me yet,"the woman muttered. Exhaustion clung to her every feature, her every movement. Even her breathing was slow, almost too tired to bother with the movement. Barely able to, Grey raised her head to meet Severus's gaze. "She use to ask me about going to Hogwarts. She always wanted to, but my answer was always the same. When our food stopped growing, she began insisting on it more than ever. I tried to persuade her other wise, but she is stubborn as they come. I fully believe that is why she was in the forest when you found her. Searching for Hogwarts. She has fantasized the place far too much for my liking." Grey stood up and walked over to the window. She gazed out, crossing her arms.
After a minute, Elizabeth began talking. "Sage made me vow to keep Ellie hidden for reasons I never knew. I only trusted she had them and obeyed. But we can't stay here. The forest has stopped yielding to my spells. We're starving. If we stay here, we will die."She turned around to face Severus, leaning against the window frame. She studied him through green orbs. They resembled a cat's eyes. "I'm going to have to take her and leave Severus. It's the only way to keep her alive."She fell silent, allowing her words to sink in. They were leaving, and they were going to leave him. He would, in all likelihood, never again see the niece he had just discovered. Grey was waiting for his fury.
///I understand where you're coming from. He did make wrong choices, big ones, but he was also forced into helping to protect the son of the man who tormented him his whole life.
Ellie had allowed him to take a hold of her hands, though she had appeared nervous when he did so. Her eyes stayed locked on his, demanding nothing but truth. As he spoke, her face twisted into anger. She yanked free of his grasp and tore out of the door. It slammed in her wake as Elizabeth jumped to her feet, her cry of "Ellie!" echoing throughout the house. Through the dirty window one could watch the child vanish into the trees like a shadow. Elizabeth sank back into the chair, placing her hands on her knees for support.
"That child will be the death of me yet,"the woman muttered. Exhaustion clung to her every feature, her every movement. Even her breathing was slow, almost too tired to bother with the movement. Barely able to, Grey raised her head to meet Severus's gaze. "She use to ask me about going to Hogwarts. She always wanted to, but my answer was always the same. When our food stopped growing, she began insisting on it more than ever. I tried to persuade her other wise, but she is stubborn as they come. I fully believe that is why she was in the forest when you found her. Searching for Hogwarts. She has fantasized the place far too much for my liking." Grey stood up and walked over to the window. She gazed out, crossing her arms.
After a minute, Elizabeth began talking. "Sage made me vow to keep Ellie hidden for reasons I never knew. I only trusted she had them and obeyed. But we can't stay here. The forest has stopped yielding to my spells. We're starving. If we stay here, we will die."She turned around to face Severus, leaning against the window frame. She studied him through green orbs. They resembled a cat's eyes. "I'm going to have to take her and leave Severus. It's the only way to keep her alive."She fell silent, allowing her words to sink in. They were leaving, and they were going to leave him. He would, in all likelihood, never again see the niece he had just discovered. Grey was waiting for his fury.
///I understand where you're coming from. He did make wrong choices, big ones, but he was also forced into helping to protect the son of the man who tormented him his whole life.
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