Chapter 225: The bargain
For a good chunk of time, Cynric merely glared at her steady figure with nothing to say in return.
Arabella maintained eye contact like Silas had never seen her do before. Part of him stung as she never stared him in the eyes for that long, but another part wished to never be on the receiving end of such a heavy scowl.
"Can you read them?" the wolfman finally spoke.
"Not yet," she shook her head while never looking away for a second, "But I know where to start in order to decipher this writing,"
"But only if I promise not to hurt my own son, you said," a chuckle escaped him.
"I’ve seen enough of you to know you are capable of bringing harm to him,"
The teeth grinding came not from Cynric but from Ayyura who always seemed to be more offended than others.
"Children need discipline," he stated firmly.
"What worries me isn’t the what but the how of your methods," her eyes narrowed momentarily before softening when they fell on the blissful face of Remus. He never completely closed his mouth when sleeping, "I’ve tried carrying him on my own back, you know, but he turned out to be a lot heavier than I thought. I suppose the bone density of a wolf child far exceeds that of a human child his age," the smile at the corner of her lips that was once shy, grew brighter.
"You say you can decipher this writing, I say fine," Cynric crossed his arms over his chest, "But how do we do it then? Do you volunteer yourself to follow me tonight?"
"I won’t be going anywhere with you,"
Once again, Silas’ features reflected nothing, but her words, uttered in such a direct and sharp manner were as soothing as balm applied with care right on his aching heart.