Room 218, Sunday Afternoon

[glacial_witch]

After the debacle during breakfast, Karla had shoo'd her other children to go find their parents or someone to play with or an activity that didn't involve breaking things or getting hurt and then dragged Raven and Rook down the second floor to her room to sort things out. Raven's room had been closer, but Karla's was empty and she didn't want Rook

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[born_inna_kiss]

For her part, Rook was sitting on Karla's bed, squished up in a corner as far away from Raven as she could possibly get while remaining in the same room. She was clutching tightly to a pillow, whether she intended to use it as a shield or a possible weapon was unclear.

"She--she is awful, Maman," Rook said in a shaking voice. "Evil. She has done such things--such horrible things. To you, to me, to Step-father. You have told me my whole life that I must not let her catch me or she will take me away forever."

[trigons_child]

After making sure someone had an eye on Elizabeth (and not realizing she would promptly start teleporting around the island), Raven made her way down to Karla's room. She had no idea why Rook was so terrified of her, but she had a really bad feeling about it.

She knocked hesitantly at the door.

[glacial_witch]

Karla opened it and waved Raven to a chair, giving her friend a quick hug. From what she'd gotten from Rook so far, she expected Raven would need it. And probably a few more. "I've made us some lavender and chamomile tea," she said, pressing a mug into Raven's hands. "Soothing."

Taking another mug, she sat back down on her bed, wrapping her arm around Rook, who promptly buried her face in Karla's shoulder, only looking at Raven occasionally to glare.

[trigons_child]

Raven accepted the mug, letting it warm her hands because they felt very cold for some reason. She settled on the edge of Gabrielle's bed, keeping her distance from Rook to try not to frighten her. "I do not understand," she said. "What is going on?"