Something about being at the castle had set a nervous thrumming in him from limb to limb. He felt like a child, like he was nineteen again. He – could fake it, he would have to fake it if his siblings could manage to, but he didn’t know how he was going to survive the weekend.
What is it, she asked, and he felt a pall come over his face, a muscle twitching in his jaw in spite of his best efforts to seem calm and impassive. It would not be straightforward to make her agree, he knew, but – he would just have to convince her, somehow.
He moved as close to her as he could without making any move to grab her wrist again, and spoke quietly in her ear, just – in case. “I want you to cast Imperio.” His tone was still perfectly serious. “Now. On me.”
What is it, she asked, and he felt a pall come over his face, a muscle twitching in his jaw in spite of his best efforts to seem calm and impassive. It would not be straightforward to make her agree, he knew, but – he would just have to convince her, somehow.
He moved as close to her as he could without making any move to grab her wrist again, and spoke quietly in her ear, just – in case. “I want you to cast Imperio.” His tone was still perfectly serious. “Now. On me.”
