as written by Tiko and Dashmiel.
The gears of Ragenard's mind barely had time to grind out a thought before the large man separated himself from the growing crowd of onlookers by Carlisle's side, and met Bastien and the intruder by the door in a burst of preternatural speed that belied the man's large size.
He briefly regarded Eliza as she began to blubber out a frantic explanation, but Ragenard decided to ignore it, not giving a damn and confident he could react to any threatening move on her part, since Bastien had her covered.
Once again Bastien's eyes flicked between Eliza and Ragenard, and for a moment he wasn't sure which of the two was the greater threat.
Ragenard favored Bastien with a scowl that was only marginally less-severe than it usually would have been, his only silent concession to the man's timely recovery from his fuck-up.
"Bast. I don't need to explain why I'm not happy with you right now, right?" Ragenard whispered venemously at Bastien before faking a large smile and cocking his head to glance at Sophia. "Hey Pup."
"Hey, how the fuck was I supposed to know?" Bastien answered. "It's not like Baron gave us a god damned roster of all the new people. She came in with them, I just assumed..."
Meanwhile Sophia gave a snarl from Bastien's arms as Ragenard turned his attention on her. Holding the squirming pup in one arm, while keeping the gun on Eliza was leaving Bastien in a less than ideal situation should Eliza choose to act.
He was only half aware that Eliza was rambling on a lengthy monologue, and not a word of it actually made it through to him. Ragenard was the far greater concern.
"You assumed." Ragenard replied darkly. "I see." Ragenard gave Bastien a long hard look, before glancing at Eliza first, and then slowly around the room. Had anyone been left to know him well enough, they would have seen the dismay coloring the sour expression. When he regarded Bastien once more (still ignoring the blubbering monotone in the now background of his mind) his features were slightly less angry.
"Don't even put this one on me," Bastien answered. "Shit's been upside down in this pack since you left."
"I'll put it wherever the fuck I feel like placing it, Bast." Ragenard growled out before continuing, "but no. This time, it's not all on you...though I'd be surprised if this one isn't here because you wanted to 'examine' her in one of the exam rooms later" he finished, his tone gruff but not the gruffness that usually preceded his descent into maiming.
"Well what the fuck do you want to do with her now that she's here?" Bastien asked.
Ragenard took a few moments to consider Bastien's question, during which time the ceaseless susurring in the back of his mind suddenly stopped. Ragenard was momentarily confused before giving Eliza a quick glance and realizing her lips were no longer moving.
"Holy shit, you were talking this whole time?" Ragenard burst out increduly, unable to help himself. He quickly shook his head and jerked his head towards the exam rooms. "Get someone to watch the pup a bit longer" he said to Bastien before looking at Eliza dead in the eyes. "We're going to quietly head on over to the exam rooms over there. You won't fuss, cry, or lash out. If you do, I will kill you where you stand. Once we're there, you'll tell me whatever the fuck you were blabbering about just now, this time in chunks I can actually digest."
The gears of Ragenard's mind barely had time to grind out a thought before the large man separated himself from the growing crowd of onlookers by Carlisle's side, and met Bastien and the intruder by the door in a burst of preternatural speed that belied the man's large size.
He briefly regarded Eliza as she began to blubber out a frantic explanation, but Ragenard decided to ignore it, not giving a damn and confident he could react to any threatening move on her part, since Bastien had her covered.
Once again Bastien's eyes flicked between Eliza and Ragenard, and for a moment he wasn't sure which of the two was the greater threat.
Ragenard favored Bastien with a scowl that was only marginally less-severe than it usually would have been, his only silent concession to the man's timely recovery from his fuck-up.
"Bast. I don't need to explain why I'm not happy with you right now, right?" Ragenard whispered venemously at Bastien before faking a large smile and cocking his head to glance at Sophia. "Hey Pup."
"Hey, how the fuck was I supposed to know?" Bastien answered. "It's not like Baron gave us a god damned roster of all the new people. She came in with them, I just assumed..."
Meanwhile Sophia gave a snarl from Bastien's arms as Ragenard turned his attention on her. Holding the squirming pup in one arm, while keeping the gun on Eliza was leaving Bastien in a less than ideal situation should Eliza choose to act.
He was only half aware that Eliza was rambling on a lengthy monologue, and not a word of it actually made it through to him. Ragenard was the far greater concern.
"You assumed." Ragenard replied darkly. "I see." Ragenard gave Bastien a long hard look, before glancing at Eliza first, and then slowly around the room. Had anyone been left to know him well enough, they would have seen the dismay coloring the sour expression. When he regarded Bastien once more (still ignoring the blubbering monotone in the now background of his mind) his features were slightly less angry.
"Don't even put this one on me," Bastien answered. "Shit's been upside down in this pack since you left."
"I'll put it wherever the fuck I feel like placing it, Bast." Ragenard growled out before continuing, "but no. This time, it's not all on you...though I'd be surprised if this one isn't here because you wanted to 'examine' her in one of the exam rooms later" he finished, his tone gruff but not the gruffness that usually preceded his descent into maiming.
"Well what the fuck do you want to do with her now that she's here?" Bastien asked.
Ragenard took a few moments to consider Bastien's question, during which time the ceaseless susurring in the back of his mind suddenly stopped. Ragenard was momentarily confused before giving Eliza a quick glance and realizing her lips were no longer moving.
"Holy shit, you were talking this whole time?" Ragenard burst out increduly, unable to help himself. He quickly shook his head and jerked his head towards the exam rooms. "Get someone to watch the pup a bit longer" he said to Bastien before looking at Eliza dead in the eyes. "We're going to quietly head on over to the exam rooms over there. You won't fuss, cry, or lash out. If you do, I will kill you where you stand. Once we're there, you'll tell me whatever the fuck you were blabbering about just now, this time in chunks I can actually digest."