[Severus is hurrying down the alleyway, keeping in the shadows. Being an empath, being in tune with energy, means he can feel the uneasy vibes in the air. He can sense that something isn't right; he has felt it ever since he awoke this morning.
It's an unease not unlike that which had hung over wizarding Britain during the rise - and return - of the Dark Lord: silent, ominous, cold. He almost expects to see a Dark Mark hanging over the town, and so he moves only in the shadows, just in case. Experience has taught him that when something doesn't feel right, stealth is the best course of action.
His footfalls echo quietly down the dark alleyway, brisk and sharp. He glances over his shoulder a few times in paranoia, making sure he isn't being followed. He doesn't see the hooded man approaching; he's busily throwing another precarious look over his shoulder. When he returns his attention ahead of him, he almost collides with the hooded figure.
Stopping sharply in his tracks, he instinctively reaches into his sleeve and yanks his wand out as he takes a quick step backwards to assert distance between the person and himself.]
Stop right where you are. [He utters this in a soft warning tone, training his wand on the person.]
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It's an unease not unlike that which had hung over wizarding Britain during the rise - and return - of the Dark Lord: silent, ominous, cold. He almost expects to see a Dark Mark hanging over the town, and so he moves only in the shadows, just in case. Experience has taught him that when something doesn't feel right, stealth is the best course of action.
His footfalls echo quietly down the dark alleyway, brisk and sharp. He glances over his shoulder a few times in paranoia, making sure he isn't being followed. He doesn't see the hooded man approaching; he's busily throwing another precarious look over his shoulder. When he returns his attention ahead of him, he almost collides with the hooded figure.
Stopping sharply in his tracks, he instinctively reaches into his sleeve and yanks his wand out as he takes a quick step backwards to assert distance between the person and himself.]
Stop right where you are. [He utters this in a soft warning tone, training his wand on the person.]