A Gift

She stays inside the house, unaware of the passage of time. Her thoughts keep coming back to the memory she had seen that morning. She stares into the fire, her legs crossed at the ankle before her on the couch. Her mind echos with the words Sabine had spoken, a frown marring her face as she tries to still it once again. She closes her eyes, humming softly. She doesn\'t hear the door open softly behind her or see the silent dark figure watching her. Instead she softly sings to herself, calming the war inside her mind.
Wherein the deep night sky
the stars lie in its embrace
the courtyard still in its sleep
and peace comes over your face
\'come to me\' it sings
\'hear the pulse of the land
the ocean\'s rhythms pull
to hold your heart in it\'s hand\'
And when the wind draws strong
across the cypress trees
The nightbirds cease their songs
So gathers memories
Last night you spoke of a dream
where forests stretched to thst
st
and each bird sang its song
a unicorn joined in the feast
and in torneorner stood
a pomegranate tree
with wild flowers there
no mortal eye could see
Yet still the mystery befalls
sure as the cock crows at morn
the worls in stillness keeps
the secret of babes to be born
\'Come to me, my love.
Here the pulse of the land
the oceans rhythms pull
to hold your heart in its hand\'
I heard an old voice say
don\'t go far from the land
the seasons have their way
no mortal can understand

She hears a soft movement behind her and she turns to see him watching her through hooded eyes. He coughs softly, looking towards the floor. \"I thought you would be sleeping by now.\"
She blinks at him, frowning slightly. \"But it\'s early.\"
\"Are you daft?\" He stares at her as if she had suddenly grown a second head. \"It is well past midnight.\"
She looks around, noticing finally that the windows are fully dark. \"Oh. I didn\'t realize...\"
\"I can see that.\" He steps forward, grasping her elbow and pulling her from the couch. \"And it is well past time that you get your rest, Hermione.\"
She tries to protest but is stopped by a yawn. She looks up and sees a lifted brow aimed at her. She sighs softly, letting him lead her towards the sta \"O \"Oh all right! I\'ll go to bed.\"
\"That\'s a good girl.\" He murmurs as he leads her to her room.
She stops just outside of her room, turning to give him a confused look. \"Who said I planned on being a good girl?\"
Before he can answer, she spins on her heel and walks into her room. taretares at the door, at a loss for words. Shaking his head, he walks towards his room and mutters \"Women!\"

She starts to take her clothes off when suddenly a thought strikes her. She looks at herself in the mirror, shock written across her face. \"I saw him naked.\" She suddenly covers her mouth, hiding the start of a smile there. Her eyes widen further. \"Not only have I seen him naked, I\'ve seen him during sex!\" She walks over and sits down on her bed. \"Bloody hell! Now I really won\'t be able to sleep!\"