& if we should die tonight then we should all die together
As she spoke of her dead companion Gaucho softened ever so slightly but only for a moment. The anger that flared within her caused the sympathy to disappear from his stormy gaze immediately. His ears moved backwards, laying flat against his skull as she accused him of changing the Throat. What changes did she speak of? She'd been gone - held captive - during his entire reign. And what of being a puppet? When had he ever ordered Aurelia to do anything? Had she even been a part of the Throat the last time he was Sultan? He couldn't recall, although if she had she had been too young for him to have ordered her into service. His thoughts flickered to their time seasons past, when Aurelia had been young, calling for Gaucho to chase her as she stumbled into the skies on wings that had only just learned how to carry her. How had she become this? So jaded, hurling accusations that made no sense? The only thing he had
"Enough!" He snarled, flaming wings shooting from his sides in response to her heightened stance. "Gaucho not expect you to be perfect. Just expect you to be part of our family." Through gritted teeth he glared down upon her, annoyed with just how ignorant she was being.
How could she even suggest he didn't want to protect her? Protection was all he wanted, for all of them. But he couldn't protect her when she disobeyed orders - couldn't protect her if he didn't know where she was. When had she lost faith in him? Was it the death of her companion? Had he done something to deserve this?
[I'm confused, Aurelia doesn't know about any of the changes Gaucho is making or even that he's Sultan again?]