Isidor's knuckles go white. Blaze. Natasha killed Blaze. The breath held tightly in her chest pours out in a hard, furious gush. Her gaze doesn't waver, but her whole body trembles with the energy of her anger. And her nerves.
The silence stretches on, and when Isidor does finally speak each word bites.
"That wasn't your choice to make."
But if Natasha agreed with her, this wouldn't have happened. So she continues, doing her best to ward off the ice in the pit of her stomach.
"We need her, Natasha. This wasn't something you could afford to gamble. If you had just told me! Told Blaze!" She unfolds her arms, pushing against the table to launch herself closer to Natasha. A flicker of hurt crosses her eyes, but only anger can be heard through her clenched teeth even as she whispers. "All we have is each other. All we can rely on is each other. And now...?"
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The silence stretches on, and when Isidor does finally speak each word bites.
"That wasn't your choice to make."
But if Natasha agreed with her, this wouldn't have happened. So she continues, doing her best to ward off the ice in the pit of her stomach.
"We need her, Natasha. This wasn't something you could afford to gamble. If you had just told me! Told Blaze!" She unfolds her arms, pushing against the table to launch herself closer to Natasha. A flicker of hurt crosses her eyes, but only anger can be heard through her clenched teeth even as she whispers. "All we have is each other. All we can rely on is each other. And now...?"