Of all the reactions Maggie anticipated from him, a frustrated snap was the one she thought of least. She could count on one hand the amount of times Percy revealed such ire to her and even less times that it was directed at her. Again, she reminded herself that this wasn't the person she knew mdash; the man she once waited to marry. He was someone different, a stranger with whom she had little desire to reconcile.
"You might have spoken sooner then to prevent me from questioning you." She responded in the tone she reserved for reprimanding her children, still determinedly not facing him. If Percy wished to act like a child, then she would treat him as such. A man of his age and station ought to know better than to speak to a lady mdash; or anyone for that matter in such a way. Maggie knew and respected his mother. To snap at an once friend was something the late Mrs. Adlard deeply frowned upon.
She stepped towards the buttons of the lift and pressed a few randomly. It was likely once they began moving again that the lift would make unnecessary stops, but if it began moving again then what was the harm? Percy could step out at the first stop and they could remain in silence for the next thirteen years. Naturally, as why would the universe be kind enough to allow them an escape, it didn't work. With one last push of a button (which at this point was done more to irritate him than to see if it would work) Maggie returned to her corner.
"You might have spoken sooner then to prevent me from questioning you." She responded in the tone she reserved for reprimanding her children, still determinedly not facing him. If Percy wished to act like a child, then she would treat him as such. A man of his age and station ought to know better than to speak to a lady mdash; or anyone for that matter in such a way. Maggie knew and respected his mother. To snap at an once friend was something the late Mrs. Adlard deeply frowned upon.
She stepped towards the buttons of the lift and pressed a few randomly. It was likely once they began moving again that the lift would make unnecessary stops, but if it began moving again then what was the harm? Percy could step out at the first stop and they could remain in silence for the next thirteen years. Naturally, as why would the universe be kind enough to allow them an escape, it didn't work. With one last push of a button (which at this point was done more to irritate him than to see if it would work) Maggie returned to her corner.