theonlypiecethatdoesntxfit-deac:
“Answer me!” He almost shouted, grasping her arms and shaking her, “Can you please just answer me?”
She shook her head, harder this time, and tapped her fingers on her throat. The enshrouding cloak fell back from her body, revealing a skin-and-bones barefoot figure, dirty and raggedly clothed.
“Okay. Okay. I understand. Just give me nods. Are you going to hurt me?”
Shock scrawled across her face, huge eyes going even wider as she shook her head frantically, so hard her hair flew about her face. She stumbled, catching at his arms to stop herself falling, and shook her head again.