[ Alayne waits and waits and waits a little more and, after a while, she thinks that perhaps Chuck isn't going to come at all. It's a possibility that puts her in two minds — both relieved and disappointed. The sound of Max's paws coming down the hall, however, is enough to draw her out into the corridor.
She looks better than the last time he saw her, though still not the same as when they first met. Alayne looks different without Lady beside her. Smaller, maybe. Her posture is different.
There's a tiny cut the clips one of her eyebrows and another, smaller and more finely drawn along the rise of her cheek. Both have been cleaned and seen to as best as Isaac can manage.
Greeting him, Alayne curtseys but only perfunctorily. ]
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She looks better than the last time he saw her, though still not the same as when they first met. Alayne looks different without Lady beside her. Smaller, maybe. Her posture is different.
There's a tiny cut the clips one of her eyebrows and another, smaller and more finely drawn along the rise of her cheek. Both have been cleaned and seen to as best as Isaac can manage.
Greeting him, Alayne curtseys but only perfunctorily. ]