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Archibald did not have to reply to her words about loss. He let them roll over his back and sink into his bones. He was not alone in loss and pain, but he was truly alone, with none but Loretta to bear his burden, in his transgressions and history that stormed with sin and love and loss and glory. His history was a storm, a hurricane of deceit and truth mixing into one contradictory, blackened heart that he harbored in his chest with little regret. His tail continued to flick flies off of his hide, and he averted his eyes from the pale healer for a moment, looking out onto the surface of the still waters. The birds had returned to their nests, their chirping songs slowly starting to register in his inky ears once more. Archibald sighed, and Loretta let her tongue roll over his knee in a comforting, careful caress.
Molten gold eyes looked back upon Resplendence. She looked so confused and confident and hurt and cautious, rolled into one being and Archibald wondered how one creature could exist with such a dangerous concoction of emotions and not implode. "No." He said simply, his voice a quiet tone, meant only for his claybank healer. The King shifted his weight, steadying himself on the loamy soil beneath him. "I was promoted because I deserve it, not because I stole it. You think I have little dignity, woman, when in fact I hold great honor within my wartorn chest. Give me some credit. Do you not follow the orders of those above you? Do not imprison me for the sins of duty." His voice hardened some, eyes along with it. He was talking about everything he had done that crossed his path with her's in their slight history. His jaw set, and he waited for her to lash out at him, to unleash her puny wrath on him this day, tail continuing to flick away pesky flies. ARCHIBALD the DAUNTLESS Call out to nobody, call out to me Chip on the shoulder, the dime in the teeth |
I've been known for my hate,
but I'm a dealer of simple choices;
for me it's never too late.
please tag me
