Ursula looked perfectly peaceful and now that she had seen her Elladora was reasonably assured that all was well with her sister-in-law: in quiet repose there was no indication that anything in the world might be troubling her, however Ella couldn’t help but worry that the nightmares plaguing Ursula were still causing her to lose sleep. At the moment that didn’t seem to be a problem – Ursula was deep in slumber, sleeping soundly and Elladora would have felt a twinge of guilt for waking her except the grey light of dawn was beginning to spill through the window and it wasn’t as though Ursula hadn’t woken her up at less appropriate hours.
“Ursula wake up, it’s important.” Elladora took Ursula’s hand, shaking it gently to gain attention.
Ursula didn’t stir.
Frowning in confusion – Ursula really ought to have stirred by now – a thought struck Ella and she leaned in a little closer, immediately catching the distinct scent of lavender and valerian. A sleeping draught then. She rolled her eyes as she straightened up; she ought to have guessed really, when in doubt Ursula had a tendency to reach for something that would make everything go away as quickly as possible. At least it wasn’t laudanum this time she supposed, oddly proud of Ursula for not taking that particular drug and doing Merlin knows what to the child inside her.
“I’m sorry I didn’t appreciate how frightening your dreams were,” Ella said quietly, confident that the other woman couldn’t hear her. “I’ve just experienced your death for myself and...” she shivered in the cold. “And it was no easy thing to witness.”
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