[Queens Apparel] Troubled Claw

[Professor Ashton Laurent]

It was on a chilly Saturday morning that Ash entered Queen's Apparel for work, it had been two days since the confrontation with Adam at the lake. Bruises that looked suspciously like fingerprints dotted the right lower side of his jaw, and also his right arm.

Now that it was winter, he was even paler than normal, making the dark purplish bruises stand out even more against his white skin. Stepping into the shop, he sighed. He didn't really feel like coming in today, but he knew that Jen was counting on him.

"Jen?" he called, looking around. Not seeing her, he decided she must've been in the back, and went around the counter towards the backroom.

[Jennifer Queens]

Jennifer heard the bell downstaires. Sighing, she brought her cup freshly poured tea inside and began stirring it down the stairs.

"Ash! How are you?" she asked, not paying much attention to her surroundings, she turned behind the counter to look up at Ash.
"What the hell happened to your face?"

[Professor Ashton Laurent]

Ash sighed, giving a grim smile, "I've been better." He shrugged and looked away when she asked what had happened. "Let's just say I ran into an old school aquaintance from Beauxbatons. Didn't go too well...."

He smiled at Jen, "How have you been? Better than myself hopefully!"