“I did not think so,” Marina said triumphantly, rather pleased with herself for knowing it (or getting away with being rude without being confronted about it; either way). No, but his voice was gruff and growly that she hadn’t been sure what he was. He was so large he might as well have been another species entirely.
But there was no time to probe for further information - he had thought he’d spotted Miss Vane. A vainglorious attempt at escape, then! Aha! “Well, what are you waiting for?” She exclaimed, making a shooing motion with her free hand. “Let’s get her!” This may not have been part of what he’d signed up for in helping her - she had asked for his eyes, not his feet and legs (and brute force, if it came to it) - but she thought she would try and push her luck, see if he wouldn’t extend his good grace and help her get through this sea of people to her charge. “The lazy child never learned to apparate,” she said under her breath in something of an explanation: this was to her advantage, of course, always having Tryphena somewhere in the vicinity, whether she liked it or not. Like keeping a goat on a rope and peg.
But there was no time to probe for further information - he had thought he’d spotted Miss Vane. A vainglorious attempt at escape, then! Aha! “Well, what are you waiting for?” She exclaimed, making a shooing motion with her free hand. “Let’s get her!” This may not have been part of what he’d signed up for in helping her - she had asked for his eyes, not his feet and legs (and brute force, if it came to it) - but she thought she would try and push her luck, see if he wouldn’t extend his good grace and help her get through this sea of people to her charge. “The lazy child never learned to apparate,” she said under her breath in something of an explanation: this was to her advantage, of course, always having Tryphena somewhere in the vicinity, whether she liked it or not. Like keeping a goat on a rope and peg.
lady is a gift