Line in the sand

He scrambled against her side, and suddenly the fight fell out of her. She landed on the ground and he froze, worried about both her and the babies. What had happened, had he hurt her too much? He crouched beside her, peering worriedly at her. Her posture seemed so, heartbrokenly sad this wasn’t like Zee at all. Where was her fire? Where was her heat? He started at her in open mouthed surprise and concern.

When she called for Io, Sirius realised that was a fucking good idea. Io would fix this. “IOLAIRE” he bellowed so loud that it felt like every single worker froze for a second. Of course, he didn’t hesitate to knock them over with a hard glare as he stood to his full height and waited for his sister to come and save the day.