03-01-2022, 03:39 PM
Alright. This woman was not in any state to listen too closely to the things he said.
Malachi rushed forward in spite of himself when she fell back down, but the tumble from the pew's arm didn't seem to faze her much more than anything else.
Still wasn't her son. Still wasn't Claude.
He cast a cautionary glance about the rest of the church, but it was gracefully empty apart from them. Malachi mulled over the thought of just playing along, frowning down at her all the while.
"I know," he answered finally, sounding less like a dignified priest than an irritated son. He crouched down beside her, offering his hands.
"Would you at least let me help you up? The floor is dirty."
Malachi rushed forward in spite of himself when she fell back down, but the tumble from the pew's arm didn't seem to faze her much more than anything else.
Still wasn't her son. Still wasn't Claude.
He cast a cautionary glance about the rest of the church, but it was gracefully empty apart from them. Malachi mulled over the thought of just playing along, frowning down at her all the while.
"I know," he answered finally, sounding less like a dignified priest than an irritated son. He crouched down beside her, offering his hands.
"Would you at least let me help you up? The floor is dirty."