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The Threat on the Lawn
"If you are not telling me the truth, I will find out, Miss."
It was said in an innocuous tone of voice, but the sound of boots crunching against the path on the far side of the garden wall had Elaine suddenly bolting like a scared rabbit.
She slammed the door behind her, leaning heavily against the comforting mango hued wall of the newly remodeled kitchen.
"Miss Corbenic?" Severus stepped into the kitchen. Taking one look at Elaine's pale face and shaking form, he crossed to her in three strides, his cane beating a triple cadence against the tile floor.
Mango, #81