Vitality
Where had that suddenly come from? She looked at him with confusion, what? Not once did she ever make it seem like she didn't want to be around him. Ever. In fact, it was him who was hardly around. He was always in these caves, doing who knew what. Never did she say or make it seem like she didn't want to see or spend time with him, and it was in fact, quite the opposite. She felt like he was always avoiding her for one reason or another, and that comment alone made her close up. So he suddenly knew what she was thinking and feeling or something? Else why else would he have said that? "I don't know what gave you that idea, Vereux. Not once did I ever think that, but it seems you have." Her tone wasn't quiet this time. She knew it though, that maybe he didn't love her the way he always claimed. Maybe she really was just a fool to keep thinking that.
So when he told her that there wasn't anything that he wouldn't do for her and that her happiness was more important than her own, she simply stared at him, ears falling back. She was so tired of hearing that. While she did appreciate the thought, it was not what she wanted. The point of a relationship was for both to be happy, wasn't it? Obviously, he wasn't. "Vereux, stop saying that." Her voice turned to something that held slight irritation. "I'm not the only one whose happiness is always important."
She turned back to looking ahead as he lied down then, one ear towards him as he spoke again. Everything he said after that though...she froze. What? He was dying? When did he find this out? And how? How did he know he only had a year or two? She was so numb from prior events, she wasn't sure what to think. But this was definitely the icing on the cake. She said nothing as he kept on talking, her mind reeling with thoughts as she tried to think about what to do. What to say. Even after he finished talking, she said nothing. The silence long and thick enough, one might be able to cut it with a hot knife. Finally though, she would talk. "I don't believe in any gods, Vereux. They're nothing but a figment of your imagination." That she strongly believed. If gods existed, then things wouldn't be this way. "Katja already came for you, and I denied her. If she returns to claim you, then you'll have to fight on your own." There. Now he knew that she had come once already. And next time, there really wouldn't be anything that Avalon could do. She wasn't going to throw herself in the line of fire and suffer or get mutilated because of someone else's mistakes. She turned to him then, her expression and emotions completely unreadable. She honestly didn't know how to feel... "How did you find out about this sickness, and why do you think you'll only have so little time? How do you know there's no cure?" He said so little detail, like he was trying to leave her hanging... |
