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shelley_winters ([personal profile] shelley_winters) wrote2006-10-24 10:21 pm

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It is several hours before Shelley gets bored of glaring at walls.

Not that she only glared. She walked about, examining the place, and mentally criticising the furnishings. Well, if he's determined to stick to monochrome, he should be prepared for that.

He still keeps knives in the drawers. She looks at one for a long while before carefully closing it again and stepping away to look out of the window instead.

But a long while after it had grown dark, her irritation is finally directed more specifically - namely at the fact that she is stuck in here. So the girl heads defiantly for the door, peering out before heading into the corridor to find her own room.

[identity profile] always-a-liar.livejournal.com 2006-10-25 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
His arms remained around her, supporting her gently. He explained calmly.

"They are the Grey Men. They are difficult to detect because they have no souls. We have never quite been able to figure out why."

[identity profile] always-a-liar.livejournal.com 2006-10-25 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
Glancing down at the bodies, Ishamael stepped around Shelley, but kept an arm around her shoulders.

"There will be more, I suspect. Graendal always was thorough. Let us find Vashti and leave the house."

[identity profile] always-a-liar.livejournal.com 2006-10-25 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
Ishamael thought for a moment before answering quietly.

"I have a small residence in the mountains, I think we can visit. There is snow in the mountains this time of year."

Releasing her shoulder, he stepped forward to look down the hall.

"We will need to be very careful as we go. Even I cannot see them all that effectively."

Silently and without really looking at her, he offered a hand out to her.

[identity profile] always-a-liar.livejournal.com 2006-10-25 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
His hand closed loosely and gently over hers.

I win again

Peering into the hall carefully, Ishamael frowned at the eerie twilight as the moonlight sifted through the curtains.

"Let us go, Lady Shelley."