Performing Oneās Duty
hiddeninthemanor:
āIt must be so unusual for you to see this all here and yet still be so close to the water?ā Draco questioned softly before his eyes briefly flared with hope and he tried so hard not to let that reflect in his following words.Ā āSay, Ariel? Would you maybe come down and see me sometimes? When Iām here in the dormitory, studying or whatever, and itās safe for the both of us, would you come and say hi?ā The thought of the two of them being separated by a simple bit of strong glass and some spell-work would perhaps be the only thing to keep him calm in the coming days and months should they not be able to meet as regularly as heād like.
āReally? Then Iād like for you to come here whenever you can and want to, Ariel. Iām more than happy to do the enchantments to transform you for a bit and Iāll look into getting you some more of that potion to give you legs,ā He promised her, inwardly not thinking about just how much trouble that could get him into. It was a dream, something to aspire to, something to distract him from the terrible thoughts that plagued him these days in regards to his mission and everything else.
Running fingers along the glass, a rare frown found her features as she looked towards Draco.Ā āI... I want to, Draco. More than anything but... I do not know how long I can stay here for. They are looking for me and staying in these waters will have them find me. I may only have a few more days before I must go if I return.ā Her father the King had the whole Kingdom searching and there were already signs of them here.
Ariel looked back out the glass before lowering her hand and pressing her forehead against it to enjoy the cool feeling it offered.Ā āI can help you look if you like? With the little time I have here?ā Soon she would have to go back to the water and hide away until she can have her freedom to be who she wanted.












