Emberwood goodbye, sweet prince

haha poor aaron

claudia sensed the man's discomfiture and smirked where he could not see. licking the remainder of the blood delicately from her small jaws, she shook her head at his offer of the other rabbit. it would be unseemly of them to take two; in addition, the blood of the second had already cooled to an unpleasant temperature, she knew. "no, no! we cannot," she lilted, giving aaron a smile of gratitude.

behind her, madeleine made swift work of the drained lapin, though in her usual elegant manner, now padding to join them. the pair looked expectantly at their escort now -- what would he suggest next?