We're the ones that made you
She watched the man intensely, watching every movement he made right down to the prickle of his fur. Her own tail lashed, lips snarling as she prepared to fight and defend her children should she have to. It seemed though, that maybe he didn't want to fight this time around. Shame...she sort of wanted to rip into him and hurt him the way he had hurt her, but she'd refrain from doing so as long as her boys were present. She watched Elias shuffle back until he was nearly upon the ground, though even with that, Aures didn't move from her defensive position.
"Odette, I am so sorry. Let me explain. I am not who you think I am, and there are things you need to know.. about what lies in their blood. I never meant to..." Her lip curled further, fur bristling even more when he spoke her old name. "My name is Aures!" She growled, bi-colored eyes boring into his. She wouldn't dare tell him that he was the reason she changed her name. That Odette was dead because of him. That he had taken away what she had valued most. As a result of it all, she had to change her identity in the hopes of forgetting what had happened, but alas the wounds were still fresh and she couldn't possibly forget now. Every time she saw her children she remembered. But she would never blame them, no. It wasn't their fault, it was his.
Her eyes narrowed dangerously when Elias began to plead to her, and while part of her felt like maybe he was being sincere, the other part told her he was probably lying. He was doing the exact same thing he did when they had first encountered each other, and she wasn't falling for it again. "You beg to me, but why should I care? You took from me what I valued, and I paid a heavy price." She knew her children wouldn't understand this, and she was going to make sure they didn't know. Not yet, at least. "You are nothing. To me, or to them." |
