As much as Lachlan wanted to hold onto hope, there was that little voice in that back of his head to continued to spew doubt and cynicism. He wanted to believe that they would have their day on the Hawaiian beaches, but he knew what they were doing; he knew that this was just a way to prevent themselves from giving up entirely. He couldn't voice that to her, because she was the determined one of the two and he needed her to keep moving forward.
"It's not our fault, but I'll be damned if I don't go straight to the Ministry when this is over," he grumbled, wondering how someone had managed to make an illegal portkey and leave it somewhere without it going noticed. An assassination attempt on an auror—or anyone, really, if they were going after him—was a serious crime.
"We need to try to fly," he said after a moment of complete silence on his end. The warming charm was beginning to wear off, and he could feel the cold creeping back into his legs.
"It's not our fault, but I'll be damned if I don't go straight to the Ministry when this is over," he grumbled, wondering how someone had managed to make an illegal portkey and leave it somewhere without it going noticed. An assassination attempt on an auror—or anyone, really, if they were going after him—was a serious crime.
"We need to try to fly," he said after a moment of complete silence on his end. The warming charm was beginning to wear off, and he could feel the cold creeping back into his legs.
— way too attractive set by mj <3 —