The man who seemed to tower above the students that scuttled under his feet bore the weight of death on his shoulders. Not his own, mind you, but that of his uncle. Elijah had yet to truly claim responsibility for his wrongdoing there. He had no sympathy for the man and his heart certainly held no remorse. He was morbidly amused by his relatives that approached him with the same ease as they had done before; they didn’t know yet. It was a family thing, naturally, and as such, it was kept very hush-hush. He would stop and stare for a few moments at the smiling family member who would falter a little at his silence, scuff his or her shoe against the stone floor and hurry off past him down the hallway in order to escape his confused, penetrating gaze.
Elijah had felt the force of his family. In Britain he could not be punished for his crimes if they so wished to punish him for it. He had grabbed what he’d needed in his haste to leave the manor. He was thankful that he didn’t hold anything particularly dear to him within the ornamental walls. Everything he needed was already in his trunk at Hogwarts. He’d left it there, the feeling of impending doom at the time of his going home too strong for him to really ignore. He was infinitely glad he did, now. What he would have done with so little in the way of effects he did not know.
Today, he sought refuge in the Great Hall. Usually he would've retreated to the kitchens but he could not put up with the incessant chatter from the House Elves; not today. Shrugging off the cold, Elijah stepped over the threshold of the hall and headed towards the Slytherin table where he placed himself down by a window. He twisted round so his left shoulder was facing it and turned his head towards the watery sunshine that was falling through the glass and illuminating the table. Elijah inhaled gently and exhaled out that same breath before reaching forward and picking up a peach that he promptly bit into.
Mmm...
(OOC: During Christmas, Elijah killed his and Cecilia's uncle - Viktor's brother - because Elijah finally remembered that it was Stefan (their uncle) who tried to kill him and succeeded in killing Marina. Viktor disowned him but hasn't told the rest of the family yet - or the world - so no one knows; not even Cecilia.)