Fox's Glade [M]Macchiato

How swiftly he angered- like dry kindling touched by hot flame. He hissed her brother's name but rather than angering, Suzu felt her heart freeze and sink. She searched his eyes- looking rapidly from one to the other, for any sign of dishonesty, but only saw rage. She reflected for a fleeting second on what it was that Etienne had said to her- and she realized that she had only ever heard Etienne's part of the story. 

She gasped. "Anselm- do you not know why 'e left?" Deeply concerned, she saw the pain in his features, poorly masked by anger. And in the anguish- knowing she could never allow herself to touch the man before her, for her brother's sake- she felt a spark of hope on his behalf. "'E t'inks you love Heda, Anselm. Dat you chose 'er over 'im...An' 'e cannot bear it because...'E loves you, Anselm."