Bred in the Bone
“Lysander made that distressed braying noise somewhere within, weaker this time.
Her dad emerged, his face grey, older somehow than when he entered. He seemed reluctant to look directly at her, started to speak, abandoned the attempt, let his mouth emit a sigh instead, carried inside a wispy jet of steam. Then something inside him became taut, and he met her expectant gaze.
‘Demetrius is okay,’ he said.
She waited for him to continue, then when he did not she made her prompt in desperation. ‘Is there anything we can do for Ly?’ He said nothing, but gave a curt nod and proceeded towards the house.
She enjoyed a moment’s hope as she assumed that he was going inside to call the vet, but a moment was all it lasted. She wasn’t a silly little girl who believed the grown-ups could make anything all better. She had seen her dad’s face as he emerged from the stables, and she had seen what lay within.
Her dad strode out of the back door again, this time with a black canvas carrying harness slung... over his shoulder.MoreLess
Her dad emerged, his face grey, older somehow than when he entered. He seemed reluctant to look directly at her, started to speak, abandoned the attempt, let his mouth emit a sigh instead, carried inside a wispy jet of steam. Then something inside him became taut, and he met her expectant gaze.
‘Demetrius is okay,’ he said.
She waited for him to continue, then when he did not she made her prompt in desperation. ‘Is there anything we can do for Ly?’ He said nothing, but gave a curt nod and proceeded towards the house.
She enjoyed a moment’s hope as she assumed that he was going inside to call the vet, but a moment was all it lasted. She wasn’t a silly little girl who believed the grown-ups could make anything all better. She had seen her dad’s face as he emerged from the stables, and she had seen what lay within.
Her dad strode out of the back door again, this time with a black canvas carrying harness slung... over his shoulder.MoreLess
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