Re: The Queen Is After Me

**Fruit-Pastilles** Wed 23 Oct - 23:21

Keagan came downstairs after nearly an hour, approaching the front room with the wariness of a wild animal ready to bolt.

**BestNameEva** Wed 23 Oct - 23:24

"Drink for you on the table," April told him softly from the sofa, glancing to him briefly though most of her focus was on the bit of oak wood in her hand which she was carving into something.

**Fruit-Pastilles** Wed 23 Oct - 23:42

Keagan froze in the doorway and just stared at her for a moment. Fleet was lazily sprawled out all over one of the armchairs in the room, arms and legs all over the place

**BestNameEva** Wed 23 Oct - 23:45

April got to her feet and put the carving and knife to the side, taking a step towards Keagan and picking up the drink before holding it out to him, "Here," she whispered quietly.

**Fruit-Pastilles** Thu 24 Oct - 11:03

Keagan stared at her before taking the drink, completely avoiding skin contact.

**BestNameEva** Thu 24 Oct - 16:32

April flinched a bit at his avoidance of physical contact, obviously wanting nothing more but that, even if was just a brush of the fingers because she's missed him. When he took the drink, she just ducked her head and went to sit on the sofa once again.

**Fruit-Pastilles** Thu 24 Oct - 17:03

Keagan quietly edged across the room to sit on the chair in the furthest corner.

**BestNameEva** Thu 24 Oct - 17:05

April just picked up her bit of wood and knife and continued what she was doing.

**Fruit-Pastilles** Thu 24 Oct - 17:23

"It can't have been a year and a half," Keagan finally said. "No way."

**BestNameEva** Thu 24 Oct - 17:24

April frowned and lifted her gaze up to look at him, "I'm sorry, Keag. It's not a trick, wouldn't lis to you. Especially not about something like that."

**Fruit-Pastilles** Thu 24 Oct - 18:16

"How does something like that happen though?"

**BestNameEva** Thu 24 Oct - 18:19

"I don't know, sweetie, I don't know."

**Fruit-Pastilles** Thu 24 Oct - 18:44

"It couldn't have been that much time."

**BestNameEva** Thu 24 Oct - 18:46

April just moved her gaze onto Fleet for help.

**Fruit-Pastilles** Thu 24 Oct - 22:43

Fleet, despite having his eyes closed, shrugged weakly.

**BestNameEva** Thu 24 Oct - 22:46

April just sighed deeply.

**Fruit-Pastilles** Thu 24 Oct - 22:56

Fleet muttered something to himself as well.

**BestNameEva** Thu 24 Oct - 23:05

She just got to her feet and walked to Keagan then, sitting on the arm of the chair and offering him her hand.

**Fruit-Pastilles** Thu 24 Oct - 23:19

Keagan twisted his body slightly away from hers.

**BestNameEva** Thu 24 Oct - 23:21

"I don't smell," She promised lightly.

**Fruit-Pastilles** Thu 24 Oct - 23:33

"I just don't want anyone close right now."

**BestNameEva** Thu 24 Oct - 23:37

"I made your bed for you, by the way." April grumbled quietly with a sigh in response, getting to her feet and muttering, "I'm going for a walk." before heading out.

**Fruit-Pastilles** Fri 25 Oct - 14:38

"Yeah. See you later." Keagan still had a lost a quality to his voice, and didn't watch her leave.

**BestNameEva** Fri 25 Oct - 14:43

Just as the sun was setting, April entered the house quietly once again, placing a small detailed wood carving of a deer in a forest on the table. Obviously what she had been working on for a while.

**Fruit-Pastilles** Fri 25 Oct - 15:16

Keagan looked as if he hadn't moved from the chair he'd sat in the whole day. There was a full plate of food on the floor next to him, as if Fleet had made it but he hadn't touched it.

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