PHOEBE
Her lips pursed, glaring hard at Loren as Pim continued to lowly growl. ”I think you put far too much stock in Roana’s cleverness if that is the thought process behind this.” she said dryly, shaking her head. But it was clear he wasn’t going to back down, and the midwife was caught between a rock and a hard place. She didn’t want to give in so easily to Loren’s demands, knowing that the boys would catch on to what was up if they saw him going through their things, or standing over her as she did so – or at least Rhett would. But if she didn’t he seemed to be indicating he would use force – and that would hurt the boys as well.
”You can watch me look through their things after they have gone to bed and not a second before.” she said in a low tone. ”You can either stay or go – in which time perhaps you can procure a written warrant for this asinine search. But this is my home, they are my wards, and I will not be bullied any further into compliance by an unranked former aristocrat trying to enforce laws that do not exist.” Considering he lacked any proof of this charge she thought it more than fair that he wait until there was less of a chance of the boys walking in on the search.
”You can watch me look through their things after they have gone to bed and not a second before.” she said in a low tone. ”You can either stay or go – in which time perhaps you can procure a written warrant for this asinine search. But this is my home, they are my wards, and I will not be bullied any further into compliance by an unranked former aristocrat trying to enforce laws that do not exist.” Considering he lacked any proof of this charge she thought it more than fair that he wait until there was less of a chance of the boys walking in on the search.
When the static clears
And all is said and done
I will realize that we all need someone
