August shivered as they inspected the snakes. She took out a
notebook, scribbling something in it, before slapping it shut
again. Yawning, she asked, "Isn't there a curfew?"
"Oh, hi Alpe," Kat said, looking up from her book, "You had a good
day?"
She closed her book, puttiing her bookmark in and laying it down on
her bedside table.
He nodded, taking off his gloves. "Where've you been today?" He
raised his eyebrows, not remembering seeing her. Then again, he
hadn't seen many people.
"Well, I havnt really been anywhere. I unpacked and sis some stuff
in the Castleteria..." she quieted down, for some reason u willing
to mention her gift.
Alpe raised an eyebrow at her when she stopped talking, figuring
she was hiding something, but nodded and said nothing. He realised
then that he had forgotten to sharpen his axe, so took it from the
cupboard, drawing a whetstone from his pocket. He looked a little
murderous, dressed in black, sharpening an axe, his hair hung over
his eyes.
Catherine wanted to say so.thing about how intimidating he looked,
just standing there sharpening his axe but decided against it,
after all, nothing good would come of it.
He nodded, and lifted each and every snake of, examining the tail’s
of each to see which was male. “FOUND IT!” H called, picking up. A
thick tailed snake