xiii. Eggshells and Borealis

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chapter thirteen
eggshells and borealis






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          EGGSY WAS CAREFUL.

          Every move was stern and calculated, hands shakily moving and bottom lip wedged between his teeth. The concentration was thickly embedded into the air, trickling moments passing by and soon enough his eyes were trained on nothing but the dozing brunette sprawled upon the bed.

          The dozing brunette, Aurora Granger, that is.

          Moments prior, she'd gotten out of cab completely unscathed: wearing a sweet smile and a pair of loosely fitted trainers — next thing she knew, she was hunched over the loo with her hair crumpled into a mess and Eggsy's shaky hand rubbing her soothingly.

          "Must be the drug that Lady Sophie had given her," said Harry. His feet padded quickly against the hardwood floor, ushering Eggsy off to the side and sitting on the same spot. "Rory usually has a high tolerance to alcohol and these simulation drugs we give her... "

          "Obviously, that didn't really work out well, now, did it?" Eggsy sniggered. "I reckon she didn't even drink any of the champagne. Was it in the whisky?"

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