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I AM IRON AND I FORGE MYSELF
If she’d known that he took her request as a demand, and furthermore, immediately balked at it, she might come to the conclusion that Rikyn has a problem with authority. But she need not know the inner workings of his mind to do that; his powers reveal that for him.
As part of a well-trained team, it is necessary to learn your partners’ strengths and weaknesses. What she doesn’t expect is for him to use his power on a herdmate without informing them. Whatever his purpose for doing so, it probably will not accomplish what he hopes. Fear is a construct of the mind. Fear is distress about experiencing the unknown. Fear is being unprepared for death. All his actions encourage is distrust, and distrust in Wessex does not breed respect. If Rikyn cannot be relied upon, he is beneath her.
Observe, he states, but in the dark she cannot see his hardened eyes and twisted smile, and so is caught unawares. Something invisible seems to worm its way through her body - no more than a tickling sensation that crawls from her nose to her eyes to somewhere between her ears. Strong and sturdy legs begin to feel uneasy and weak, as if the muscle fibers there are exhausted and cannot support the weight of her body. That’s odd… she locks her knees in place and tries to place more of her weight on her hind legs, taking away the inclination to collapse forward. It is to no avail.
Bend, her legs scream.
Why? she questions.
Bend, they insist.
No, she retorts.
BEND
Sweat breaks out upon her mottled coat, as her teeth clench together and her muscles contract to the point of pain, in order to avoid the alien direction. In the end, without something to brace herself against or distract his power from its goal, one leg gives way, and as it does she manages to grunt out a harsh “Fuck you,” to the stallion.
Her stupid, stubborn pride will not allow the soldier to show weakness. If she is to be defeated, she will take the pain that goes with it as a lesson well-learned.
W E S S E X
@Rikyn
-- magic and force allowed, no death or permanent damage --
