Nik reached up to pet Sobek and wondered where Zeph had gone off to. He was answered by a feline purr at his feet and he picked her up and let her drape herself however she pleased.
As they walked outside to the deck and Marcella put an arm around him, he wondered briefly about what people would think of him. Then realizing that he really didn't care, he shook his head slightly and allowed himself to just relax.
It was actually... nice to feel this. There was a sort of closeness in having her company and feeling her arm around his waist like this...
He was feeling so much better that he started humming a Russian tune under his breath. Noticing the crowds of people on the nearby shore, he chuckled.
"It would seem that we have a welcoming committee and it would seem that the Beauxbatons students arrived already."
Thinking back to their earlier conversation, he suddenly felt protective... no... not quite protective... but he felt like he wanted to help keep troubles away from Marcella... and from him. He wondered if perhaps he could address Marcella with some other name so as to keep her a little less identifiable...
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