The Malfoy Affair

Fight & Make Up

Renn's Pov

"Lucius you can't be serious even...even with a plan it's too dangerous to go back there." He whipped his head up in my direction from the fire and glared at me.

"Renn what would you have me do ? He is my son I cannot just leave him there to rot in the dungeons at the mercy of the Dark Lord and the other death eaters." He spat out at me before bringing his drink to his lips.

I didn't know what to say. I watched the cuff of his sleeve slide up a bit and reveal the serpentine charm identical to mine as I contemplated the fact that he had a point and I didn't want Draco suffering but this really felt like he wasn't thinking the consequences through if he gets caught.

"Okay but what happens if you get captured ? Who knows what the Dark Lord will do to you and Draco then ! You could be walking right into a trap !" I pounded my fists on the cushions underneath me in frustration.

Although what I really wanted to say was that if he was so worried about Draco in the first place he should have brought him with us instead of leaving him there and trusting that Snape would be able to keep a close watch over him or protect him from the Dark Lord's wrath in any way.

Lucius went to open his mouth to respond but before he could Tippy came flying into the room interrupting our conversation to let us know that dinner was ready.

My mind was reeling and I really didn't think I could stomach any food at the moment but before I had a chance to voice my protest Lucius nodded his head to her and commanded me to eat.

I shot him a sharp glare but still I forced myself to take small slurps of the broth that Tippy had prepared for us once it was brought over.

For the second time tonight the silence that surrounded Lucius and I was absolutely deafening.

Until after a few minutes of eating and sticking his nose up at me in his usual prim and proper way he finally decided to respond.

"Severus is willing to help get Draco out of England. I have to retrieve him from an apparition point." Lucius explained as he wandlessly conjured the bottle of firewhiskey to him and poured himself another glass.

I outwardly winced at his actions.

Great. An angry and drunk Lucius. What a fun combination. This was not what I wanted to deal with after this already mentally draining day.

Deciding I had officially lost my appetite at those thoughts I stopped sipping my broth and pushed the bowl away from me before responding. "I know you're not going to let me convince you of otherwise but what about Draco's dark mark ? The serpentine charm is the only thing keeping the Dark Lord from calling us or finding us. If Draco's here with the dark mark we'll all be found !" I exclaimed trying to get him to grasp the danger he was putting us in.

"Eat more of your food Renn, it's not a good sign that the pregnancy is progressing well if you are hardly eating." He haughtily spoke while ignoring my previous statement.

"I'm not eating because I'm beyond stressed Lucius ! That's why my appetite is gone, not because the pregnancy isn't progressing well !"

-"I don't care what the reason is ! You will finish your food you insolent brat !" He snarled out while conjuring himself a third glass of fire whiskey. Although at this point I doubted that it was his actual third glass of the day. When I hugged him outside he smelt strongly of it. He had probably gotten into the bottle after our fight this morning.