pregnant witch.
nonsense, she almost says, thinking of their younger sister. but he had been merely t w o when mairi had been born, she recalls, & she had worried more of him giving the babe away than of seeing her fall. still—he will be be an uncle soon, & she will not see her children distant from their blood. ❛ well—you might as well learn at some point. …with a mattress under you, perhaps. ❜
a grimace takes his face, upset his excuse had made l i t t l e way with her. “ or... perhaps not. i don’t think it’s necessary for me to carry it, anyway. ” then, pyros continues, “ i have weak arms. they turn to GELATIN when forced to hold anything larger than a book. ”












