02-13-2019, 09:48 AM
//Awe. Thank you! I'm sorry I had to go to bed. It was already late for me and I was exhausted from work.
Ellie had obeyed immediately. She had taken the stairs two at a time in her dash up them to some room she called hers. By the time Severus had finished his letter, he could hear her light steps descending the stairs. She appeared seconds later, a small bag slung over one shoulder. Her feet were still bare, but she did not even seem to notice. She trailed over to Severus and looked up at him, excitement and sadness in her dark eyes. She was ready to go, even if it meant leaving everything behind.
Suddenly, Elizabeth appeared on the bottom step. She had something in her hand. She walked over to Ellie, never even glancing at Snape. She held out her hand, and the child took whatever the item was. Then Grey disappeared back up the steps without a backwards glance. Ellie looked down at her hand, frowning. Grey had given her a small vile with something silvery in it. Snape could tell it was a memory; if Ellie knew what it was, she gave no indication of it. She only slipped it into her bag before looking back up at Snape. With a signal from him, she followed him out of the house.
They had been walking in silence for nearly an hour. Ellie had stopped before following Snape through the hedges; she had been glancing back one more time. It seemed to have confirmed something for the child; she had not looked back again. As they traveled, she kept close to Severus. She did not fear getting lost, she knew the forest too well for that, but she also did not want to lose sight of him. She doubted he wanted to lose sight of her either, something which was easy to do in the dark.
A small cry escaped Ellie's lips as she tripped over something and fell. Landing on her hands and knees, she shook her head as though to clear it. She slowly sat up, but did not attempt to get up. She was looking down at the ground, shaking. The weight of what she had done was pressing down on her, and she did not know if she could withstand the pressure. Without looking up, she began rambling.
"Why does Nan think you play a part in Mom's death? Why does she think she is dead? What was she trying to hide me from? I don't understand. I don't understand any of this! Nothing makes sense! It never did!"Ellie was on the verge of tears. "I don't understand why Mom left me."
//I'm thinking a nice chat in the woods then skip to preparations. I hope you don't mind how I did this post
Ellie had obeyed immediately. She had taken the stairs two at a time in her dash up them to some room she called hers. By the time Severus had finished his letter, he could hear her light steps descending the stairs. She appeared seconds later, a small bag slung over one shoulder. Her feet were still bare, but she did not even seem to notice. She trailed over to Severus and looked up at him, excitement and sadness in her dark eyes. She was ready to go, even if it meant leaving everything behind.
Suddenly, Elizabeth appeared on the bottom step. She had something in her hand. She walked over to Ellie, never even glancing at Snape. She held out her hand, and the child took whatever the item was. Then Grey disappeared back up the steps without a backwards glance. Ellie looked down at her hand, frowning. Grey had given her a small vile with something silvery in it. Snape could tell it was a memory; if Ellie knew what it was, she gave no indication of it. She only slipped it into her bag before looking back up at Snape. With a signal from him, she followed him out of the house.
They had been walking in silence for nearly an hour. Ellie had stopped before following Snape through the hedges; she had been glancing back one more time. It seemed to have confirmed something for the child; she had not looked back again. As they traveled, she kept close to Severus. She did not fear getting lost, she knew the forest too well for that, but she also did not want to lose sight of him. She doubted he wanted to lose sight of her either, something which was easy to do in the dark.
A small cry escaped Ellie's lips as she tripped over something and fell. Landing on her hands and knees, she shook her head as though to clear it. She slowly sat up, but did not attempt to get up. She was looking down at the ground, shaking. The weight of what she had done was pressing down on her, and she did not know if she could withstand the pressure. Without looking up, she began rambling.
"Why does Nan think you play a part in Mom's death? Why does she think she is dead? What was she trying to hide me from? I don't understand. I don't understand any of this! Nothing makes sense! It never did!"Ellie was on the verge of tears. "I don't understand why Mom left me."
//I'm thinking a nice chat in the woods then skip to preparations. I hope you don't mind how I did this post
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