Basilisk (2009)
“She opened the drapes, so that the bedroom was a little lighter, but all he did was bury himself deeper under the comforter.
Usually she would have woken him, but today she decided to let him sleep. He had tried to be philosophical about his gryphon project, but she knew how bitterly disappointed he was, and how much it had taken out of him, both mentally and physically. A couple of hours’ extra rest would do him good.
After she had dressed, she closed her closet door as quietly as she could, but it still made a sharp clicking noise.
‘Quick,’ Nathan mumbled. Then, ‘Don’t want to – no!’ ‘Nathan?’ she said, but he didn’t open his eyes. She bent over and kissed his stubbly cheek, and then she went downstairs.
‘Hurry,’ Nathan repeated. ‘For God’s sake, hurry!’ In the kitchen, Denver was already sitting at the counter with a bowl of Cap’n Crunch, swimming in almost a half-pint of milk. He was wearing a black T-shirt with I’m Only Wearing Black Until They Invent Something Darker printed on ...the front.MoreLess
Usually she would have woken him, but today she decided to let him sleep. He had tried to be philosophical about his gryphon project, but she knew how bitterly disappointed he was, and how much it had taken out of him, both mentally and physically. A couple of hours’ extra rest would do him good.
After she had dressed, she closed her closet door as quietly as she could, but it still made a sharp clicking noise.
‘Quick,’ Nathan mumbled. Then, ‘Don’t want to – no!’ ‘Nathan?’ she said, but he didn’t open his eyes. She bent over and kissed his stubbly cheek, and then she went downstairs.
‘Hurry,’ Nathan repeated. ‘For God’s sake, hurry!’ In the kitchen, Denver was already sitting at the counter with a bowl of Cap’n Crunch, swimming in almost a half-pint of milk. He was wearing a black T-shirt with I’m Only Wearing Black Until They Invent Something Darker printed on ...the front.MoreLess
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