Harry Walsh
Location: Qasr El Nil Barracks - Back Courtyard
Harry watched Aziza closely as she turned to face him, standing a couple of feet away to give her some space if she needed it. His eyes shifted back and forth over her face, searching her expression as she spoke. When he thought about it, it was evident to Harry that he and Aziza had not been too closely acquainted for long, until the events of the previous night, most of their interactions had been limited to friendly discussions at her work. He had always enjoyed her company and found something relaxing about being around her, but the last twenty-four hours had done a great deal.
Harry found that he trusted Aziza, being around her managed to keep him calm even under particularly stressful circumstances, and when they were completely alone as they were then, he found himself often lost in his thoughts or memorising the details of her face, as if for some reason or another he would not see them again. It was an exercise he'd only done once or twice before, right before he'd shipped off during the war, and yet he did not know why now he was so compelled to do it.
He was snatched back to reality as he felt Aziza's head gently press against his chest, his gaze turning down toward her as he felt her arms slip around him. It gave him pause for a moment, and it took a couple of seconds before he actually moved his own arms to wrap them back around her in kind. Aziza had hugged him before, but there was a difference this time, though yet again he found himself ill-equipped to figure out what it was. He shook his head gently as he heard her apologize, eyes meeting hers as she tilted her head back to look up at him.
"Of course; I'm here to listen to anything you need to say..." He assured her in a quiet voice, eyes never leaving hers as they stood in each other's arms.
William Drake
Location: Qasr El Nil Barracks - Infirmary
As he stomped through the barracks, William's frustration slowly but surely began to subside. He had not been frustrated with Vera, nor had he even been particularly frustrated by Peter's arrival, now that he thought about it - when he considered it William realized that what had really aggravated him was himself. He almost appreciated that Peter had come and interrupted him when he had, after all, what had William been thinking? Vera was a lady, a noble lady, William may have been an American, not bound to the kind of etiquette and 'proper' manner that Vera and Peter observed, but the man had clearly set his eyes upon her, and she had accepted his offer of courtship. Sticking his nose in it was foolish, he knew what was 'proper' was that he should stay out of it all.
On the other hand however, William figured what was 'proper' could go to hell. He could almost see the two sides of his conscience, locked in a fierce battle over Vera, it irritated him more than anything how he couldn't get the woman off his mind. However, as he walked, he slowly found himself calmed, the time away from her and the strange feelings her presence gave served to relax him, at least to a degree. He considered returning to the museum ahead of Vera and Lauren, he half-expected Peter to be coming with, and at that moment the last thing he wanted was to be around both Vera and her
beloved. Sighing, he made his way toward the main courtyard, peering briefly out toward the cars which had pulled up to take Josephine and Haakon to the prison. He did not press on however, shaking his head as he remained by the front doors, rather begrudgingly deciding to remain, and follow his offer to escort Vera.