[If there was any doubt left in his mind about what was going on, it would likely be extinguished alongside the fire. The tension in her body doesn't leave her entirely, but the tension left is much less obvious and she's stopped looking around for an exit.]
[With the fire (and, to some extent, the snake) in front of her, she might have climbed over an arm of the chair to escape, but with both out of commission, she scoots forward to get down off the chair normally and pick up the dropped book. Hugging the book, she turns to Hubert.]
Thank you. [There's a little more emotion put into that thanks than would normally be the case for just him not holding her up.] Then...excuse me.
[She doesn't run from the room, but she's walking a little faster.]
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Date: 2020-02-28 12:53 am (UTC)[With the fire (and, to some extent, the snake) in front of her, she might have climbed over an arm of the chair to escape, but with both out of commission, she scoots forward to get down off the chair normally and pick up the dropped book. Hugging the book, she turns to Hubert.]
Thank you. [There's a little more emotion put into that thanks than would normally be the case for just him not holding her up.] Then...excuse me.
[She doesn't run from the room, but she's walking a little faster.]