12-31-2021, 02:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-31-2021, 02:46 PM by Gwen Moore.)
With the more enclosed space, the outdoorsy smell just increased, tickling her nose and making it a struggle to keep her mind on positive, platonic thoughts. While she did not think that Godric would mind so much if she took up with his friend, Gifford most certainly would. Most of the men Godric had spent time with were second sons and Gifford had this obsession with actually making alliances with every marriage arranged with their family. Shelton may not have been powerful but he did own a strip of land at the most northern reaches of Gryffindor land. He'd been a loyal servant and, thus, Gwen had been his reward.
Yes, Gifford was a right bastard and there were time where Gwen did despise her older brother for being the man he was. But she loved him still because he had thought Shelton would take care of her. And he had, for as long as he could.
And why was she thinking of her late husband when there was an excellent specimen of the male species with her now. Technically she was a widow. She could get away with just about anything, if one really wanted to. Discretion was the best part of valor - something along those lines. If she invited him to her bed, who would really know? Honestly? The walls were thick and there were silencing charms on her room.
Lora...she could never do that sort of thing with her daughter in the room! Yes, that's what she needed to remember. The daughter who now depended on her and needed a father, not a man who came and went out of her life. Yet, Merrick was here and wouldn't likely be going anywhere. The Quartet would not have hired someone who was going to abandon them because the going got a little rough. Merrick seemed to be made of sterner stuff than that; he'd have to be to have been formally knighted.
No! Bad! Platonic thoughts!
When they arrived at the bottom of the stairs and he opened the door for her, she thanked him softly. "I am glad that I have managed to ease your mind. You may come and find me at any time and I will be glad to help however I can. And I will hold you to your promise to teach me something! Do not imagine that I will forget." Gwen smiled widely at him.
"I think it's best I go alone from here, just in case anyone's out in the hallways. But I thank you for your companionship. It was the perfect end to my night." Sweetly, she leaned forward and kissed his cheek and then retreated, heading out the door and down the hallway away from him.
Yes, Gifford was a right bastard and there were time where Gwen did despise her older brother for being the man he was. But she loved him still because he had thought Shelton would take care of her. And he had, for as long as he could.
And why was she thinking of her late husband when there was an excellent specimen of the male species with her now. Technically she was a widow. She could get away with just about anything, if one really wanted to. Discretion was the best part of valor - something along those lines. If she invited him to her bed, who would really know? Honestly? The walls were thick and there were silencing charms on her room.
Lora...she could never do that sort of thing with her daughter in the room! Yes, that's what she needed to remember. The daughter who now depended on her and needed a father, not a man who came and went out of her life. Yet, Merrick was here and wouldn't likely be going anywhere. The Quartet would not have hired someone who was going to abandon them because the going got a little rough. Merrick seemed to be made of sterner stuff than that; he'd have to be to have been formally knighted.
No! Bad! Platonic thoughts!
When they arrived at the bottom of the stairs and he opened the door for her, she thanked him softly. "I am glad that I have managed to ease your mind. You may come and find me at any time and I will be glad to help however I can. And I will hold you to your promise to teach me something! Do not imagine that I will forget." Gwen smiled widely at him.
"I think it's best I go alone from here, just in case anyone's out in the hallways. But I thank you for your companionship. It was the perfect end to my night." Sweetly, she leaned forward and kissed his cheek and then retreated, heading out the door and down the hallway away from him.
