The Amell Legacy: Transgressions

[Marian Hawke]

"Not sure you bribed them well enough," says Marian darkly. "I haven't heard from any of you in years, only Mother."

[Bethany]

Bethany stares, confusion, fury and- Joy wins out and she twists away from Lightsong to throw her arms around the other woman. Sobbing again, though the sound is far less tearing and broken, she mumbles Marian's name over and over again.

[Marian Hawke]

"Missed you too, sis," she whispers, hugging Beth tight. I just wish I came home to find both of you happier.

[Carver Amell]

In the morning, Beth notes that Carol's curled around the pup, crying silently; when she reaches to put a hand on her sister's shoulder, she's rewarded with words.

Unfortunately, the words are a low, muttered, "Don't touch me."

[Bethany]

Bethany winces, realizing that Carol is in one of her rare combative dark moods. Given all that's happened, I shouldn't be surprised, I suppose. "Car, it's Beth. I have some water and a clothe- let's clean you face, you'll feel better," she coaxes, trying to ground herself in familiar tasks and not really doing all that well with it. I'm just... just so damn tired.

[Carver Amell]

"Don't touch me, whore," she whispers, more vehemently. "Haven't you taken enough?"

[Bethany]

Beth stares down at her twin, the words just... echoing in her head, unable to form into understandable meaning. Moments pass and she still can't make it into sense. Finally, she just grunts softly, a plaintive, nonverbal noise of confusion and pain.

[Carver Amell]

Carol curls more tightly around the pup, hot tears welling up in her eyes. Don't, she took Jadan away from you, don't care about her, don't love her, don't, she betrayed you.

[Bethany]

Why.. why would she... why would she say that? Why would- Bethany shakes her head slowly. "Car..?"

[Carver Amell]

"How long?" she croaks, voice rough. "How long were you going behind my back? You're not my sister anymore. You're nothing to me."

[Bethany]

Beth flinches, a soft, keening noise slipping out of her mouth as she scrambles away from Carol. How can she- how can she even think that? I- I was just- I needed something for- I was just helping- "I wasn't- it wasn't like that," she croaks. "I just needed- and then- I was just-"

 Across the room, Lightsong rises to her feet, prayers interrupted, but hesitates as she tries to figure out what's going on.

[Carver Amell]

"Why are you even here?" whispers Carol. "Go run back to him. You made your choices."

[Bethany]

Back to him? How- how does she even know about Zevran? Or that we're lovers? Why is she... "I don't understand. Why are you... I picked you. I have always picked you."

[Carver Amell]

"Suck Sirena's teat," she whispers. "You did all this to me -- how can you talk about you chose me?"

[Bethany]

"I did- what? No... No, that was- He- Jadan did this to you, not- and- and mother. She-  they-"