The shouting attracts both Hamilton and the two soldiers assigned to guard Washington against assassination attempts. Hamilton takes one look at the scene and shoves Theodosia at one of the two guards (the one he likes better) and is across the room faster than one of his size should be able to go. He gets there before Washington, even.
Edwards jerks up short, as Hamilton has grasped him by the back of his jacket. He lifts Edwards bodily off the ground and throws him into one of the other desks, his instinctive desire to defend his mate lending him strength beyond ordinary means.
Before Edwards and the table hit the ground, Hamilton is on Burr. He doesn't even think about it; he can see Washington's notoriously thunderous temper is triggered, and sometime in these intervening months, with Washington accepting Burr and Hamilton as who they are, accepting their connection, accepting their child, they have become a bit of a family in truth, not just in the sense of a general and his aides. Washington will protect them. Especially against a man who dares batter one of his aides right in front of the general's face.
"Love, Aaron," and he is frantic, "are you all right?"
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The shouting attracts both Hamilton and the two soldiers assigned to guard Washington against assassination attempts. Hamilton takes one look at the scene and shoves Theodosia at one of the two guards (the one he likes better) and is across the room faster than one of his size should be able to go. He gets there before Washington, even.
Edwards jerks up short, as Hamilton has grasped him by the back of his jacket. He lifts Edwards bodily off the ground and throws him into one of the other desks, his instinctive desire to defend his mate lending him strength beyond ordinary means.
Before Edwards and the table hit the ground, Hamilton is on Burr. He doesn't even think about it; he can see Washington's notoriously thunderous temper is triggered, and sometime in these intervening months, with Washington accepting Burr and Hamilton as who they are, accepting their connection, accepting their child, they have become a bit of a family in truth, not just in the sense of a general and his aides. Washington will protect them. Especially against a man who dares batter one of his aides right in front of the general's face.
"Love, Aaron," and he is frantic, "are you all right?"