Bitter and fine? Coming from Draco, that was quite a compliment. She took the so-called compliment with a shrug, massaging the point of former contact.
"My parents are safe inside the family crypt. I can't say the same for myself." She leveled him with as much a glare as she could muster, which was not all that intimidating, considering that she'd been working in apparel retail since the early hours. Nerves frazzled; brain fried. What more could one expect?
"Say what you like, about my ambition, about my lineage. I'm only advising caution, which you need in abundance. Just be careful." The gaze turned searching, beseeching, even. She studied him, across the distance of the table, which might have been light years for all that it separated them. So close, and yet so far, far away. Now, she picked her words carefully. "Perhaps we'll continue this conversation, in more--detail--when we're back at the Manor, hm?" After all, the Alley was full of curious onlookers...
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"My parents are safe inside the family crypt. I can't say the same for myself." She leveled him with as much a glare as she could muster, which was not all that intimidating, considering that she'd been working in apparel retail since the early hours. Nerves frazzled; brain fried. What more could one expect?
"Say what you like, about my ambition, about my lineage. I'm only advising caution, which you need in abundance. Just be careful." The gaze turned searching, beseeching, even. She studied him, across the distance of the table, which might have been light years for all that it separated them. So close, and yet so far, far away. Now, she picked her words carefully. "Perhaps we'll continue this conversation, in more--detail--when we're back at the Manor, hm?" After all, the Alley was full of curious onlookers...