fading away

Haiku's words brought instant tears to Bowen's emerald eyes and she shook her head. "No... there has to be something that we can do. Maybe someone in The Hallows can help." She looked in the direction of Auster as though by looking, help would arrive. There was always something that could be tried.

Again Bowen shook her head, digits winding in the fur of Haiku's dark chest as she looked up at him with watery eyes. "We can't give up, we..." Regret bit at her like the strike of a snake. Had she not turned him away, had she not chosen another over him, had he never left The Hallows... perhaps he wouldn't be in this situation now. All of this... it felt like her fault. A sob pulled from Bowen and she leaned into the sickly brute, pressing her forehead against his chest while she cried.

"Bowen & Haiku"