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You needen't smile just for my benefit. The sound of the stallion's voice made her start slightly, skittering to the side a step or two as she turned to look him over. The scars on his hide were of particular interest to the painted queen, if only because they made her nervous of his intentions. True, she had a massive scar running along her left flank, the product of an attack and misunderstanding that had turned to some sort of friendship. But even the foolish queen knew that the black stag wore too many, too proudly, for them to be mistakes. And his cruel words to the god betrayed him anyways. He was a fighter. She was afraid. “Kahlua, queen of the Edge,” she offered to him in response, always too eager to share too much information. As she did so, she repeated his name several times in her head, memorizing it. “Why won't preaching peace and community work?” she said then suddenly, either too foolish to know that it was a subject better left untouched or too blunt to have a way to stop herself. Perhaps it was a little bit of both. Still, he was the one who had said that the safety of the land lay with those who were violent and willing to use force instead of speech. He had to have some answer to the question she had asked. And though she was nervous her blue eyes looked for his anyway, smile fading because she never was very good at hiding what she was feeling. But then, why had she ever wanted to? So why exactly did the beast make her nervous? Many reasons, not the least of which was the subconscious sort of feeling that he was just a hair too close for a stranger to be standing. But perhaps more importantly, she was nervous because what if he was right? What if her plan to preach peace would never give Helovia the rest that it needed, would never bring the calm that the denizens hoped for? What if she was wrong? But no. She couldn't be wrong. She couldn't believe that war was the answer, that fighting was the solution, that kumbaya would not work, that there had to be power-hungry leaders for there to be safety and peace. @[Tyradon]- did you want to be tagged every time? Sorry I forgot to ask last time. |
Permission granted to use magic or physical force with Kahlua at any time
for any reason to any degree, with the exception of killing her.
Please do not tag Kahlua unless it is in an opening post
