"Ever!" She squeaked, doubling down. "You won't be here, you're always here." It was only a few days away, he couldn't have waited, just a few more days? Ugh, the nerve. She hoped he had a wonderful time, but still, she was caught up in the moment of being upset over it. Father was never here, and now Sirius was gallivanting off too and it made Belle feel some type of way she couldn't quite explain.

Still pouting, she flopped back dramatically on his bed, one hand covering her eyes. "Where are you going? Will you write to me? Will you send me a birthday present?" She would have to work on her spelling a little more if she was going to write back to him. Maybe her governess would do it for her if she said aloud the things to be put in the letter.