However she'd expected any of this to go, this was definitely not it. The tone in his voice was sobering. Or least it felt sobering. Her movements still felt unwieldy and comically exaggerated when she noticed with a wince she'd left some ash behind on his sleeve and reached out again to brush it away.
"To complete the picture, this is where you send me home." she said, her whimsy considerably dampened. "Tippit?" With a pop, a house elf appeared near by, looking curious if not a bit sleepy.
Meri straightened herself and looked at him squarely. "You said we could speak freely." Her chin tipped up, either out of obstinance or necessitated by their height difference. "You said we were friends."
"To complete the picture, this is where you send me home." she said, her whimsy considerably dampened. "Tippit?" With a pop, a house elf appeared near by, looking curious if not a bit sleepy.
Meri straightened herself and looked at him squarely. "You said we could speak freely." Her chin tipped up, either out of obstinance or necessitated by their height difference. "You said we were friends."