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Her head jerked to look at him in surprise and she fell silent, saying nothing.
"Exploring again. He can't keep doing this."
She thought of her sister for a moment, imagining her smile when Addie would teach her dance steps.
He noticed and blinked before kissing the tip of her nose. "We'll figure this out."
"Do you want to?" she asked, looking around with furrowed brows as she considered the room apprehensively.
August was not in. Eli cursed. "God damn it."
Her brow furrowed and she closed her eyes, letting that emotion fill her.
"Yeah. Me too..."
She was sitting on their bed a little uncomfortable. The sheets had been bleached, but he would notice that the room looked unchanged since he had...
The den was dark when they returned that evening, although soup was cooking in the fire.
She did as he said, her brows furrowing. "Warmth...?"
"Damn. This is bad."
A muffled, new round of coughing answered him before she called down to him weakly. "...you're leaving?"
She frowned and reached out for it. "What do I do?"
"Do we have a plan?"
She looked over her shoulder once, her face falling slightly before she headed up the stairs again.
"I can't hurt him," she said, crossing her arms in return. "Is there something I could test on? Or... is there any way you could ensure that he...
"She wouldn't hurt you," he reassured her. "But she still shouldn't find out. Obviously."
She nodded and began heading up the stairs, the blanket trailing behind her.
She tugged at her hair, looking more nervous than they would have seen her. "I can't do that. We don't even know if I can do this kind of magic."
