Molly Carpenter | The Dresden Files (ladyofwinter) wrote in madisonvalley, @ 2013-10-28 02:30:00 |
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Entry tags: | !closed, !log, ~2013 october, ~25 points, ~~harry dresden (thewinterknight), ~~molly carpenter (ladyofwinter) |
WHO: Molly Carpenter and Harry Dresden
WHAT: Apologizing
WHEN: After their meeting with Fix and Lily
WHERE: Molly's apartment
WARNINGS: TBD
STATUS: Closed/Ongoing
The talk with Lily and Fix had gone very late into the evening, so late, in fact, that they'd been forced to find another place to talk after the library closed. The cafe at Walmart became the location for a long talk about the fae, about controlling the mantles, and about what was expected of her and Harry. As she sat, listening, she began to distinctly feel the conflict between herself and the mantle. It was angry that she was listening to Winter, and thrust into her all sorts of feelings of rage, and hatred. Deep inside, though, the part of her that was Molly knew that she needed to listen, that Lily was being kind, and helping her in ways that nobody but Mab could. And she realized that she didn't want to listen to that voice anymore.
The voice of her father came to her, gentle, kind, devout and strong, telling her to be true to herself, to be kind, to always love not only your neighbor, but your enemy as well. And as she and Harry arrived back at her apartment after the meeting, she felt tears in her eyes, and after a moment found it impossible to choke back the sobs. What had she done? She'd surely ruined everything she'd worked so hard to make here in Madison Valley. And she'd probably lost Harry as her friend. She wasn't sure she'd forgive herself for what she did.
She wrapped her arms around her chest and turned to face Harry, her cheeks tearstained.
"I'm - " She shook her head, the tears falling more quickly, hardly able to form words through the choking tears. "I'm sorry..."