Re: Alastor/Marly
"Or he knows that you'll come and there's no sense for the two of you to be here, although- I think I prefer him. At least he'd kiss me, even if just my forehead," she said, smiling softly.
She nodded to the stand. "Inside the drawer you can take it when you leave. Didn't have time to check it for curses. Be careful."
Marlene laughed, but it ended abruptly as the pain took her breath away. "I feel like shit. Unknown poison, which makes it difficult for them to treat, and unknown curse, which makes it even more difficult. The healer was... less then optimistic about my recovery." She pulled on his hand. "Stay with me for a while and then you should go. You shouldn't be here if- You have other things to do."