“How is she?” Bass asked, sitting down in the chair beside Miles. He had just returned from yet another dangerous mission that he had volunteered for.
Miles sighed. “You can’t keep doing this, Bass,”
“Doing what?” Bass asked as he took Charlie’s hand in his.
“Trying to get yourself killed. She wouldn’t want that.”
Bass lifted his tortured eyes to Miles. “It’s no more than I deserve. Why don’t you go get something to eat. I’ll stay for a bit and read to her.”
Miles shook his head, knowing that nothing he could say would make a difference. His only absolution lay on a cot, unconscious with more wounds that he could count.
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Charlotte ran through the courtyard, skirts hiked up in a very unladylike fashion as she called …show more content…
“What does Gene say?”
Miles sighed. “That the longer she’s like this the less likely it is that she’ll wake up.”
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Charlotte wandered through her chambers, touching this, and touching that, relishing all the small mementos from her time here. She couldn't help but feel that once again she would never see her home again. Elizabeth stood in the doorway for a moment watching her. "Charlotte, the carriage is waiting. It's time to go." Charlotte turned away from the shelf of dried flowers she was standing next to and walked slowly to her adoptive mother, taking her hand. "I'm ready," she said, with the best smile she could muster. "Charlotte," Elizabeth said pulling her in for a hug. "You're not leaving forever. Whatever happens you'll be back at home in a month. That allows for traveling time there and back and a fortnight as Sir William's guest, and you can always come home early if needed." "I know, Mother. Father has been over all of this with me already." "I just want you to know that we'll still be here when you get back." Elizabeth replied letting go. Charlotte reached out taking Elizabeth's hands in hers. "I love
Miles sighed. “You can’t keep doing this, Bass,”
“Doing what?” Bass asked as he took Charlie’s hand in his.
“Trying to get yourself killed. She wouldn’t want that.”
Bass lifted his tortured eyes to Miles. “It’s no more than I deserve. Why don’t you go get something to eat. I’ll stay for a bit and read to her.”
Miles shook his head, knowing that nothing he could say would make a difference. His only absolution lay on a cot, unconscious with more wounds that he could count.
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Charlotte ran through the courtyard, skirts hiked up in a very unladylike fashion as she called …show more content…
“What does Gene say?”
Miles sighed. “That the longer she’s like this the less likely it is that she’ll wake up.”
Xxxxxxxx
Charlotte wandered through her chambers, touching this, and touching that, relishing all the small mementos from her time here. She couldn't help but feel that once again she would never see her home again. Elizabeth stood in the doorway for a moment watching her. "Charlotte, the carriage is waiting. It's time to go." Charlotte turned away from the shelf of dried flowers she was standing next to and walked slowly to her adoptive mother, taking her hand. "I'm ready," she said, with the best smile she could muster. "Charlotte," Elizabeth said pulling her in for a hug. "You're not leaving forever. Whatever happens you'll be back at home in a month. That allows for traveling time there and back and a fortnight as Sir William's guest, and you can always come home early if needed." "I know, Mother. Father has been over all of this with me already." "I just want you to know that we'll still be here when you get back." Elizabeth replied letting go. Charlotte reached out taking Elizabeth's hands in hers. "I love