The tension between them had died down, but not that glower on her face. No, that one remained and it was all for nobody else but her husband.
Arabella and Silas finally settled down to talk… Or do whatever it was they needed to do. However, neither seemed too keen on breaking the silence.
Arabella had already said everything she wanted to say and had nothing left for him and he… Well, among all the powers the young woman had acquired, reading minds was not one of them.
"But the moon has blessed her!" Remus was telling his father as the wolfman dragged him away.
Doctor Zarveth too was allowed back onto his feet and instructed to go ahead and retreat to the manor. That gave Arabella a small bit of relief which was the sole reason she agreed to sit with Silas instead of running away again.
"How are you feeling?" he finally uttered the first words.
"Alive," she stated dryly, averting her gaze away from him.
