In the Shadows of Concern

[Primrose Kaster]

Prim made her way down to the dungeons with reluctant steps, clutching the side stones like her life depended on it. It wasn't that she didn't know how to walk down stairs since being in the school for over a year now meant she'd done a lot of climbing, but she was getting a little more nervous the more tips she took down to the dungeons, she wasn't even entirely sure this was where she would find who she was looking for, she mostly just hoped that it was early enough she would catch him just as he was heading out of the common room. The cool air felt like it clung to her skin, and the shadows seemed deeper here than anywhere else in the castle. She didn't tend to come down here unless she was heading to potions, but the Slytherin dorm was further into the dungeons than she'd ever been and though the shadows were only indicative of the fact she was here very early I the morning it really didn't help her to feel any better about this whole situation, like she could hear Eurydice in the back of her head calling her a traitor.

She didn’t want to be here. In fact, this was probably one of the last places she wanted to be, especially since she was looking for him. Mikael - Eurydice’s brother, the Slytherin prefect with a reputation as cold and cutting as the air in the dungeons. Prim chewed on her bottom lip, trying to steady herself as she rehearsed the words she’d been practicing in her head. “Mikael, I think someone’s been picking on Eurydice…” No, that’s too blunt. “I just wanted to talk about your sister…” No, he’ll think I’m prying! Finally, she spotted him in the corridor ahead, leaning casually against the wall, his prefect badge glinting faintly in the dim light. He looked every bit as intimidating as she’d imagined - sharp features, an air of confidence, and eyes that seemed to see straight through you. Prim hesitated, hovering in the shadows for a moment before she realised she couldn’t turn back now she'd look even more suspicious. Taking a deep breath, she stepped closer, her voice small but steady as she called out, “Um… Mikael? Can I talk to you for a minute?”

@Mikael Nightray ​

 

[Mikael Nightray]

Mikael should just leave the @ssh0le. He had no idea why he even bothered to wait for the git. No, he didn't even know why he was out here, arms crossed leaning at the wall and glaring at the entrance to the Common Room. He would have preferred to stay in the dorms but of course there was something as mundane as class today. It didn't help that it was Herbology which meant that he really couldn't just skip out since the class was taught by his Head of House. Of course, he couldn't be just left alone to lick his wounds in peace. But Horror's snide comments in the dorm about his recent breakup were grating on his already frayed nerves. He'd just been about to leave the other Slytherin behind when the Common Room opened the same time a small voice called out to him. He turned his head, his gaze finding a small Hufflepuff, he would have thought a first year if not for the fact that she knew who he was. His gaze narrowed at the girl before he turned his head, nodding at the other Slytherin to go on ahead. Mikael then moves away from the wall, arms uncrossing as he approaches the girl, "Follow me." Had the girl not known his name, he would have assumed she was lost and told her the way back up and out of the Dungeons. As it was, she'd obviously come seeking him out personally, which meant it had something to do with his sister. She would be the only reason a young Hufflepuff would come seeking out an older Slytherin. He leads the girl into a well-lit alcove that would offer them privacy, "There are stairs leading up to the Courtyard that way once you turn right at the second corner," he gestured one way. "Potions Classroom is down the corridor to the left after five the other way," he said as he enters the alcove, leaning against the wall and looking at the girl intently. "Now talk."​

 

[Primrose Kaster]

Prim follow along behind the scary Slytherin prefect, wondering briefly if perhaps she'd made the wrong call here. Maybe she should have left well enough alone because maybe he didn't like being interrupted from whatever he was doing by random Hufflepuff's when he was just going about his day. She wasn't even sure why she was following him seeing as he could have lead her anywhere and though she really sort of did know the school a little bit by now, since she'd been here for over a year, that didn't mean she would know it like someone who had been here as long as he had. And then when he started telling her all the ways to escape him as he pulled her into an alcove, she was even more convinced that he was about to murder her for simply looking at him. He had a bit of a reputation for this sort of thing, well maybe not murder as she was sure if that were true he wouldn't be a prefect, but she didn't know much about that so... she swallowed as he continued and then told her to talk. Well, now she really didn't know what to say. What was she supposed to say? She cleared her throat lightly, suddenly feeling as though she was being stared down into submission. "Uhm... it's... about your- Eurydice? I think... I mean I don't know for sure... and she hasn't said anything specifically, but... well you sort of know these things and... well I mean it happened to me when I was in the care home but... and I haven't seen anything to indicate... but I mean when the Headmaster stood up the welcome feast the other day well... and I thought yes, Prim, you should say something and then well I thought I should go to Professor Carter because well he's our head of house... and well you know sometimes people don't want to talk to their adults you know... and I thought maybe Eurydice would more likely speak to you? But I don't know because I mean... well it's something that is... uhm, well, well it's the sort of thing that people don't want to talk about... and, well," she shrugs slightly, unsure how to get where she wanted to go with this, "but you're her brother and... well I thought you should know as well... it's not that I don't trust Professor Carter and I mean he's really nice... but I don't know if he would be able to get her to tell him what's going on because... well I mean she hasn't even told her roommates and... well I mean to be fair I haven't exactly opened up to her myself... uhm..." she swallowed then, looking up at Mikael properly. "I think she's being bullied."​