Re: The Order Arrives
The sight of Fred on his knees in tears snapped him out of the fugue state he was in. His brother needed him. His son and daughter needed him. He had ot be strong.
"He was dead before any of us got here," he said, dropping down next to Fred and ignoring all boundaries of male bonding, wrapped his arms around him. He stayed like that for awhile, letting the others take care of things around them. He was needed here right now.
When he could speak again he pulled back and shook Fred. "I need you to stop crying. Mum is going to need someone. She's at Bill's. I need you to go there and make sure she and Roxy are safe. Fleur is there too, she'll help you."
He had to go get his wife's body, but he couldn't ask Fred to come with him for that. "You need to stop blaming yourself, and take care of Mum. We'll come as soon as we can."