p i t y (cici/liam)

[itsaspaz]

"Well, humans we can deal with," said Liam. "Isabelle can have as many of those as she wants..." He fell silent a moment, his eyes traveling to the fire, watching it dance and pop within the grate merrily, as if it had been there for hours when in reality it had only been a few minutes. Liam debated whether or not to tell Raychel about Cici being pregnant, but in thinking about the mental connection Raychel shared with Isabelle... So far, Liam was certain that Isabelle was in the dark about it, and he would rather it stayed that way.

[broadway]

No, she can't, Raychel refrained from saying aloud. The more humans Isabelle had in her clutches the worse everyone was going to be. With a simple reflex Isabelle could ultimately turn the whole war around. It wasn't looking to good for the Order as it was. Raychel bit her lip, rubbing her arm gently. It was becoming a bad habit of hers, but the damn thing itched so much. Raychel was aware deep down that the feeling was just the guilt eating her from the inside out, but she wasn't ready to accept that conclusion just yet.

[itsaspaz]

"Well then, Raychel," said Liam, standing up and straightening his robes absently. "I do not believe we've anything further to discuss. Would you like me to accompany you to the gates?" Liam figured that it would be only polite to offer, although he was fully aware that Raychel was more than capable of fending for herself during the walk. That was jsut the way that Liam was, always gentlemanly.

[broadway]

Raychel stood as well, a small smile tracing her lips. "I would like that, thank you." she replied gently. She took Liam's arm when offered and used that opportunity to read into his heartrate. It was sluggish and irregular, and he felt and smelled of stress. His blood pressure was at an extreme high. She shoved that into the back of her mind as they walked. Finally, she asked, "Does anyone else know of what I am doing?" Her voice was quiet, the first time she truly sounded her age. She wondered how many actually knew of the danger she had found herself in.

[itsaspaz]

"No one other than Cici and myself." said Liam. "The less people that know, the better. This isn't the sort of thing that we want leaking around the place." He just counted them lucky that Isabelle had not cared to find out about what was going on, no doubt she could easily find out about it through not only the connection that they shared through Isabelle being her sire; but through the villain's prowess at legilmency.

[broadway]

Ryachel nodded gently. She felt years younger after that question. She had lost her mature composure and felt like a child once more. She was now the vision of her former self. As they were approaching the gates, Raychel stopped, turning to Liam. She took his hands in hers and leaned forward, planting a gentle kiss on both of his cheeks. "Thank you. The O'Malley's, both you and Cecielle, have done everything for me." she replied, her voice strong, but quiet.

[itsaspaz]

Liam took a quick moment to figure out what to say, it wasn't like this was something he could reply to with a "oh it's no trouble at all," because quite frankly it was a lot of trouble. But he wasn't bitter about doing it, just a bit frightened, a natural reaction for anyone he had reasoned. "Anything for one of our own, it is not of your choice." said Liam. He paused a moment as he opened the gates with a simple touch of his index finger. "Take care of yourself," Liam added quietly.