@perniciousheir ยซ betray you, so that's a plus." If not loyalty, fear would keep people fighting for this cause. Her description of him wasn't necessarily correct, as she hated most of the people she saw and, until proven otherwise, they were all useless.
@perniciousheir ยซ couch to be more comfortable and propping up an elbow on its arm, her cheek resting against her knuckles.
โ โ "He's still the same idiot I remember, but that doesn't make him less deserving of fighting for what is his by right. And he's too much of a coward to ever ยป
@perniciousheir ยซ else in the world and no one cared as much about the girl as Mallory did. She had no affection for other people's children, the only thing she wanted from them was distance, but the children from her family were different, especially Althea, who she had raised. ยป
@perniciousheir ยซ like she was getting the leftovers or being faced as some sort of charity case.
"so I was wondering if you could find her more to do, something that will make her feel useful. she'll continue to prove that she deserves it. "
@perniciousheir ยซ but that means she's not a pushover, she's ready to work and to give her best." of course that for Mallory, Althea was the best and most deserving one. however, it was common knowledge that she was smart and beyond talented. this chance was more than deserved, it wasn't ยป
@perniciousheir ยซ she needed to grow on him... that had already happened. Mallory knew her power and she knew that was a dangerous game to play.
"now you have bothered me , so my thoughts are no longer as pleasant as they used to be." she replied, bringing the glass to her lips to taste ยป
@perniciousheir Mallory nodded in agreement, hand swirling the glass of wine that had been her companion throughout the past few minutes.
"well, we could do something to cheer things up a bit. I haven't killed someone in over a month. it's getting painful at this point. or we could just ยป
โ โ "I won't take much of your time."
โ โ Mallory followed Althea into the office and once the door was close, she began:
โ โ "yes, I did . . . so I forgot that Rosier Manor was in Derbyshire. what a lovely coincide, isn't it?"
โ he better, but if it displeased him then they would talk about that later; as two should.
โ โ โ you wanted to talk, โ she anticipated herself, turning to look at her aunt. (@dameofdecay)
@perniciousheir ยซ than she thought she was. she waved a hand to dismiss the subject.
โ โ "you're right. there might be benefits and it's a fair match."
โ โ standing next to @perniciousheir was not unusual. however, it was completely unusual when in public. she could tell that some people, the ones prone to gossip, were staring . . . ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
โ โ "where did you say this was? Derbyshire?"
@perniciousheir ยซ had been dating for years as well.
โ โ "how did I not see that? I mean, I thought there could be more than friendship someday, but I didn't know they had already reached that stage."
โ โ however, they weren't there to discuss Mallory being either blind or less intelligent ยป