"He might not." She wipes her eyes again, taking a long, shaky breath. "Or I might bleed too much to miss. Or vomit, or take a fever, or it might not work. Already he suspects something, I fear, from how he looks at me."
Although that might be to do with her uncharacteristic coolness towards him since his return. She hasn't done much more than kiss him, and even that feels tainted somehow, guilty.
She raises her head, taking another long, deep breath and biting back her tears. "This is a sign. I have been a coward over this matter too long. I will tell him, and see what he would have me do. 'Tis the least I owe to him."
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Date: 2017-05-29 09:04 pm (UTC)Although that might be to do with her uncharacteristic coolness towards him since his return. She hasn't done much more than kiss him, and even that feels tainted somehow, guilty.
She raises her head, taking another long, deep breath and biting back her tears. "This is a sign. I have been a coward over this matter too long. I will tell him, and see what he would have me do. 'Tis the least I owe to him."