With her help he was able to wiggle his arm free, but he didn't make any immediate effort to move. He was certain that doing so would use up the last energy in his body, as the moments spent on the floor had been enough for his body to realize how much it had been through in the last ten minutes, and now the aches and the soreness were setting in.
"Time to get a new job, then," he mumbled, quietly but certainly loud enough to hear given their proximity. Finally, after thirty seconds or so of trying to convince himself, he finally shifted off her and realized just how close they'd come to peril. He stared at the broken wall above their body, blinked, and immediately turned towards Yaxley, looking for a distraction from the severity of it.
"Do you think we could apparate from here? Or would a blasting spell work?" he asked with a hoarse chuckle. It wasn't funny, but it was easier to cope with humor than to give into the tears.
"Time to get a new job, then," he mumbled, quietly but certainly loud enough to hear given their proximity. Finally, after thirty seconds or so of trying to convince himself, he finally shifted off her and realized just how close they'd come to peril. He stared at the broken wall above their body, blinked, and immediately turned towards Yaxley, looking for a distraction from the severity of it.
"Do you think we could apparate from here? Or would a blasting spell work?" he asked with a hoarse chuckle. It wasn't funny, but it was easier to cope with humor than to give into the tears.
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