Nocturne
“"And he is a gardien. It makes sense for a secret-keeper to stay reasonably well-connected to the pack. Strong bonds make for strong loyalties, after all." Claire crossed her arms in front of her.
"Yeah, but he and I were just talking about it. Inviting him to the gathering to see me change and stuff without even checking with me is not okay!" Though, to be honest, she was starting to think that she'd made a massive mistake when she told him about the gathering in the first place.
"I do...n't want him there while the pack is watching me— just me—like that." It wasn't exactly true. But she wasn't going to throw Matthew under the bus by telling her mother that he didn't seem to want to be there.
Her mother turned to her. "He is part of the pack, Claire. Being a gardien, a secret-keeper, ties him to us. It is not wrong for him to be there." Claire scrubbed at her eyes, frustrated. "I know that! I mean . . . it's just sort of complicated." Marie stepped closer to her, cupping the back of Claire's neck in her hand.MoreLess
"Yeah, but he and I were just talking about it. Inviting him to the gathering to see me change and stuff without even checking with me is not okay!" Though, to be honest, she was starting to think that she'd made a massive mistake when she told him about the gathering in the first place.
"I do...n't want him there while the pack is watching me— just me—like that." It wasn't exactly true. But she wasn't going to throw Matthew under the bus by telling her mother that he didn't seem to want to be there.
Her mother turned to her. "He is part of the pack, Claire. Being a gardien, a secret-keeper, ties him to us. It is not wrong for him to be there." Claire scrubbed at her eyes, frustrated. "I know that! I mean . . . it's just sort of complicated." Marie stepped closer to her, cupping the back of Claire's neck in her hand.MoreLess
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