[center][img]http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p185/ladythang19/Men/images%206_zpsjrv38gqk.png[/img][/center][center][color=0072bc][h1]Orren[/h1][/color][/center][center][img]http://i.imgur.com/B7LwCBU.png[/img][/center]

Orren had tried not to blurt out the news as indelicately as he did. He could see her pallor lighten and her nerves fraying as he went to catch her when she started to sway. However, she had righted herself before he could help. She sprinted past him and into the castle. He looked down at the sketchbook and picked it up and carried it inside the house.

Orren could hear her working hard upstairs to make the rooms clean enough for her brother and father. Orren wasn't sure how else to help her. He stayed out of her way and after she left the rooms he brought in extra blankets, more candles and firewood for the fireplaces to keep them burning so the cold wouldn't settle in again. Orren went down to the parlor where he found Adelina pacing back and forth anxiously.

[color=00aeef]"Adelina, I'm sorry to tell you this but the chances of them getting here in the snow tonight are very unlikely. It's most likely that they will arrive tomorrow morning. I don't believe that James or the doctor would want them out in the coldest part of the night."[/color] He filled the fireplace and lit it hoping to take the damp chill out of the air. He pulled a blanket out and walked to her and wrapped it around her shoulders and looked at her. 

[color=00aeef]"I'm sorry. I hope you are okay with my decision to bring them here. Maybe I should have consulted you first but I thought speed was of the essence and that you would like them close by so you could look after them." [/color] 

Orren didn't leave the room quickly but he walked towards the kitchen. He realized with James gone they were on their own for dinner. 



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