Give it to her straight

“Get over here, there’s someone outside,” you tell her. She comes with urgency, already leaving her room with two hefty suitcases. Ligeia looked out the window but did little after that. You couldn’t see her face so you were left wondering how she reacted to it all.

“She said she has Gin, something about the stocks at dawn,” you offered, managing to draw her attention. Her visage of concern was not a welcome sight

“The stocks?” She asked? Finally turning to look at you. A tear was already trickling down her cheek. The leak would continue. Despite the tears, the rest of her almost completely shut down. Her eyes looked so very distant in that moment.

“Take those two suitcase,” she said in a dull tone, directing you to the two cases she had entered the room with. “we’re leaving. It’s not safe here.”

She was already starting to leave but you had to stop her, unsatisfied by her reaction to these events.

“What about Gin,” you asked, “we have to save her.”

At that Ligeia stopped, her form shivering in dread of what she was about to say. She might not have wanted it, but she felt she needed to say it regardless.

“Gin's gone. It’s just us now.”

You were shocked. How could she give up so easily?

“We can save her,” you insisted, and Ligeia finally did something other than cry. She laughed. It was not pleasant.

“Dont believe me? Fine, we'll go tomorrow. There’ll be a big crowd, we'll blend right in. But for now we move. We’re going to have to camp in the woods. They’ll be looking for us now.”

Ligeia entertained no further discussion and returned to her room, leaving you alone with your thoughts. You looked back out the window, but the black haired woman was nowhere to be seen.