Where is the silver lining?

[coldgreyangel]

~Lucius hurries through the house, having just returned home after hearing the news. News that has come too quickly on the heels of their earlier loss, and Narcissa's already precarious emotional state.~

Narcissa? Darling, I'm home, where are you?

{ooc: tag Narcissa}

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[flawlessecho]

*the sound of shattering crystal and the whoof of igniting alcohol should guide Lucius to the parlour, where Narcissa has just thrown her glass of wine into the fire in the hearth*

[coldgreyangel]

*rushes to the parlour, seeing the shards of glass near the hearth*

*goes straight to Narcissa's side and puts his arms around her*

[flawlessecho]

*she's shaking with anger, and grief, and rage against the unfairness of it all. She doesn't return his embrace because her fists are clenched in her skirts, but she does bury her head in his shoulder*

[coldgreyangel]

...got here as soon as I could...