[She folds the book shut, eyes flicking quick over him. Altogether fine, it seems. Nothing's happened. Nothing ever happens when he vanishes, regardless of the inciting cues or the speed with which he makes the exit.
Luke is very, very careful. She knows this about him, observes it in many of his steady habits. And he is discreet. He has other work, and he's not always within pinching distance of her in the first place. But he vanishes. It's the one habit he won't cop to, and the one that needles her the most. It was only a bath, she thinks with a thin press of the lips. Shyness only counts for so much.]
Uh — minor cures and crafts? [She holds it up, cover facing outward.] Forgive me, I sneaked it along for the trip. It would be handy, don't you think? To know a little witchcraft before we get too far into the woods.
[Where more powerful witches are known to reside. Occasionally.]
...Are you all right? You should rest, Luke. It's been a long day.
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What was wrong with the fish?
[She folds the book shut, eyes flicking quick over him. Altogether fine, it seems. Nothing's happened. Nothing ever happens when he vanishes, regardless of the inciting cues or the speed with which he makes the exit.
Luke is very, very careful. She knows this about him, observes it in many of his steady habits. And he is discreet. He has other work, and he's not always within pinching distance of her in the first place. But he vanishes. It's the one habit he won't cop to, and the one that needles her the most. It was only a bath, she thinks with a thin press of the lips. Shyness only counts for so much.]
Uh — minor cures and crafts? [She holds it up, cover facing outward.] Forgive me, I sneaked it along for the trip. It would be handy, don't you think? To know a little witchcraft before we get too far into the woods.
[Where more powerful witches are known to reside. Occasionally.]
...Are you all right? You should rest, Luke. It's been a long day.