He nodded, finding that it was the only thing he could do at the moment. They were going to hide a body. His death might have been justified by his attacking of Yaxley, but it wasn't enough to get them out of trouble if they were caught disposing of his body.
His hands remained on her elbows, now more a way to comfort himself than to steady her. He looked at her long and hard. Her eyes were glassy with unshed tears, her cheeks red and puffy. He needed her to be okay enough to do this or else they'd end up in trouble. Raphael trusted her competence, the multiple close encounters with near-death experiences enough proof that she could keep her calm under pressure, but there was something more... personal about this. This wasn't avoiding death; this was staring it in the eye.
"Do you need anything before we go?" They'd need supplies, of course—their wands would mostly do the trick, he thought, but he wasn't referring to that. He needed to make sure she had everything she needed for her sake.
His hands remained on her elbows, now more a way to comfort himself than to steady her. He looked at her long and hard. Her eyes were glassy with unshed tears, her cheeks red and puffy. He needed her to be okay enough to do this or else they'd end up in trouble. Raphael trusted her competence, the multiple close encounters with near-death experiences enough proof that she could keep her calm under pressure, but there was something more... personal about this. This wasn't avoiding death; this was staring it in the eye.
"Do you need anything before we go?" They'd need supplies, of course—their wands would mostly do the trick, he thought, but he wasn't referring to that. He needed to make sure she had everything she needed for her sake.
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