With every broken bone, I swear I lived
Seeing his smile break through was just the icing on the cake. Feeling better than she had in a long time - lighter for the secrets she'd shared, and calmer with the renewed determination to be there for Harper, in whatever form - she accepted his help up.
"Of course. Let's bring some apples back, too. It'd be a shame to let them all go bad." She had nothing to carry them in, but stuffed her pockets with as many as would fit. Her coat had plenty of folds and secret compartments, and it swallowed a good handful before she had to resort to carrying them in her hands. Once she was done, she turned back to Harper with a cheeky grin.
"Now, what I really want to know is whether you can walk and juggle at the same time?" Lobbing him one fruit, then two, then three she wiggled her pale brows in a clear challenge.
"Of course. Let's bring some apples back, too. It'd be a shame to let them all go bad." She had nothing to carry them in, but stuffed her pockets with as many as would fit. Her coat had plenty of folds and secret compartments, and it swallowed a good handful before she had to resort to carrying them in her hands. Once she was done, she turned back to Harper with a cheeky grin.
"Now, what I really want to know is whether you can walk and juggle at the same time?" Lobbing him one fruit, then two, then three she wiggled her pale brows in a clear challenge.
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