for Kate

[lastof_five]

After John's arrival, Helen had been more than a little unsettled and it took some doing to manage to get Kate alone in the vet's office without Coraline or Hiccup underfoot. Not that Helen thought Hiccup would do anything rash but Coraline would and the last thing she wanted was to endanger a little girl under her care because of John's showing

Comments

[girlsolo]

Magnus looks pale, not as happy as she should for someone who just married the best guy in the universe. She's looked pale all day. Kate's worried. So she's really glad when Coraline and Hiccup finally get lost and Magnus wants to talk to her.

"Yeah, Magnus. Of course." Her eyes are dark with her concern and it's almost enough to that Kate's reaching to put a hand on her arm. She pulls her hand back at the last second, but she's not convinced she's not going to be reaching for her again. "What's up?"

[lastof_five]

"John's here on the island."

It was short and succinct but there was really nothing to do but be out with it, especially since it affected Kate and she presumed Kate would be telling Declan as soon as was feasible.

"He arrived when the snow came, I think, because he thought he'd ended up in London and was beating down my door for me to let him in."

[girlsolo]

Kate blinks. Then swears. Viciously. For once, she doesn't bother to control her tongue around Magnus.

"The door better be all he beat or he won't survive December." It's not even a threat. Kate doesn't care if she spends the rest of her island life in jail. If Druitt laid a finger on Magnus or god on Will who can barely defend himself, she will kill him.

[lastof_five]

"He didn't hurt me, Kate," Helen promised. "He was a perfect gentleman, I swear. As much of a perfect gentleman as John can ever be, anyway. It's hard to trust him any longer due to...obvious reasons."

She was still very shaken up about it, though, because knowing John on the island meant being guarded and watching her steps.