( Gwenaëlle doesn't need telling twice, nor does she bother answering—she finds her fur shawl, rolls her stockings up her knees and finds her shoes, briefly entertains disturbing Hardie and Leviathan and ultimately leaves them nestled nearby the heat of the brazier, quickening her pace as she approaches his rooms.
No one stops her; she'd been ready with an excuse about visiting Coupe, whose key she still has, just in case.
Only slightly cautiously, given that she has seen Coupe recently and has some idea of what she might expect, she tries the door, and then: )
action.
No one stops her; she'd been ready with an excuse about visiting Coupe, whose key she still has, just in case.
Only slightly cautiously, given that she has seen Coupe recently and has some idea of what she might expect, she tries the door, and then: )
Here I am.