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Steelsheen
Vickers managed to get his and Louisa's things out of the boat and into the luggage cart before he dragged the pup-buggy and the birdcage through the narrow train corridor. Louisa's silent treatment along with his guilt was wearing him down so much so that the pets in their carriers can sense their Master wasnt his usual self to carry-on annoying him like they're used to. So today they were unusually behaved. Perhaps the one good thing from all of this.
He found an empty compartment and slid the door open, pulling the pup-buggy in before hoisting the birdcage on the luggage rack nearest the window. He paused for a moment looking at Dolly, pondering if he would let the cockatoo out....
Her two cats were both happily scooped up in her arms as Louisa followed Vickers from where the luggage was mounted onto the train to the corridor inside and then into the free compartment he found. She didn't say a word, the view of the castle growing away was still stuck in her head and the realization that she was never going to see that again started to just sink in. Along with other unidentified feelings, Louisa had nothing really to say or think about but King's Cross and Vashti.
Once inside the compartment she let go of her cats and threw her shoulder bag on one of the seats before plopping down on it and leaned her head against the window, she stretched both of her legs out and crossed them at the ankles, and with crossed arms she was ready to take a nap. Fake nap. Just in case Vickers wanted to say something other than him and Vivi deciding their friendship
and Vickers' relationship status on their own. What was the point of telling her about all this
now anyways? It was over. Vivi said at the feast they'd made up so it is over.
She closed her eyes and willed herself to go to sleep.