Everything happened so quickly, but one thing was clear: Zelda knew whoever this woman was, was uncomfortable with her presence, and Mr. Darrow seemed to care about her enough to leave the two of them standing in the room without tea (a point against him, for sure, because she was tired and so cold). She felt uncomfortable sitting down because the gust of wind that swept through the room as the other woman opened the door left Delight with the uncomfortable knowledge that her bottom was also wet, so this was - just great.
And then Zelda—bless her soul, really, because if Delight was in her place she'd have spoken up sooner—hissed at the woman, and it wasn't what Delight wanted to hear, but really she couldn't say anything in her position. If the woman didn't like Zelda, and Mr. Darrow liked her, why wouldn't Zelda just let her leave? And moreover, did it make Delight a bad person that she would have let the woman go even knowing what a terror it was outside?
Probably, but she also might not have felt that way to begin with if she was warm and dry, but she wasn't.
Merlin, she needed some tea.
"I'm going to go put some tea on, if that's alright?" she piped up awkwardly, already heading in the direction of the kitchen. Whether the woman stayed or went, they were going to need some eventually, even if it wasn't hot cinnamon spice.
And then Zelda—bless her soul, really, because if Delight was in her place she'd have spoken up sooner—hissed at the woman, and it wasn't what Delight wanted to hear, but really she couldn't say anything in her position. If the woman didn't like Zelda, and Mr. Darrow liked her, why wouldn't Zelda just let her leave? And moreover, did it make Delight a bad person that she would have let the woman go even knowing what a terror it was outside?
Probably, but she also might not have felt that way to begin with if she was warm and dry, but she wasn't.
Merlin, she needed some tea.
"I'm going to go put some tea on, if that's alright?" she piped up awkwardly, already heading in the direction of the kitchen. Whether the woman stayed or went, they were going to need some eventually, even if it wasn't hot cinnamon spice.
— DELIGHTful set by lady <3 —