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They’d settled rather comfortably into life at Nurmengard. It wasn’t always the best conditions for two very frightened individuals, let alone one who was still a child, but the general consensus between the siblings was that anything was better than life-
-before Gellert Grindelwald.
That particular evening, Modesty had just returned from a supervised trip to get some new dresses when she heard Grindelwald talking with Aurelius. Something about a beast they had to get ahold of. She knew better than to be nosey, but-
@dontsuffertwice She sobs softly into his chest, all the fear and anxiety she’d been holding onto finally washing away. She wasn’t abandoned again.
“What… What happened? They said you were dead..”
@dontsuffertwice Gingerly scooping up the little creature, she’s already close to tears. It’s when the door opens and she sees her father that the floodgates open and she’s bawling instantly in his arm.
“Papa! Y-You’re alive..”