05-10-2022, 06:02 PM
Now that Mable was mostly awake, the similarities between the siblings was more obvious. It showed more prominently in their physicality, the way they turned their heads in unison as Father Brennan looked down the street and gave directions, nodding just a beat off from each other.
It was hard to tell in the dim light, but it seemed the only physical similarity between the two was the color of their eyes; a light, somber green.
"Of course," Edmund was saying, "you're welcome to come back any time you like. We'd be happy to see you again."
He smiled, and it was mirrored by his younger sister, though a touch sleepier and spacey.
"Have a safe night, Father Brennan. Please be safe."
The priest had been in town longer than Edmund, but only by two days. Perhaps he would be able to handle himself better against attackers, but it was still dangerous.
But then, who would hurt a priest in uniform?
With one last wave, the boy lead his sister by the shoulder inside the hotel doors, keeping his head high but gaze averted from anyone who might have questioned his presence within. Mable followed quietly after giving Father Brennan a similar wave, but open and closed her fist in a tired approximation of flair. The door closed behind them, and then they were gone.
It was hard to tell in the dim light, but it seemed the only physical similarity between the two was the color of their eyes; a light, somber green.
"Of course," Edmund was saying, "you're welcome to come back any time you like. We'd be happy to see you again."
He smiled, and it was mirrored by his younger sister, though a touch sleepier and spacey.
"Have a safe night, Father Brennan. Please be safe."
The priest had been in town longer than Edmund, but only by two days. Perhaps he would be able to handle himself better against attackers, but it was still dangerous.
But then, who would hurt a priest in uniform?
With one last wave, the boy lead his sister by the shoulder inside the hotel doors, keeping his head high but gaze averted from anyone who might have questioned his presence within. Mable followed quietly after giving Father Brennan a similar wave, but open and closed her fist in a tired approximation of flair. The door closed behind them, and then they were gone.
