When She Loved Me

*Valentine* · (This post was last modified: 09-26-2018, 04:47 PM by Valentine.)

Valentine would not be so easily convinced. He was beyond reason and all he saw was his son standing in his way, trying to keep him from giving him the vengeance he and his mother deserved. "THEN WHY THE FUCK WOULD WE TAKE HER!" he roared. It was a mission to kill. They would only take killers, not a frail old lady. That goddamn pack Abaven was still - more or less - kicking. She could stay with whatever mousey Destructions still called it home until they returned.

All teeth and wild eyes now, he bellowed, "THEN I WILL AMASS AN ARMY!" Already a plan was forming. Many of his children and grandchildren still called this land home. The easiest to rally would be Jupiter, who stayed close by most days, but he knew Chaos was around somewhere and Angelus was up north. The last he'd seen of Rhys she was in Auster, and if he had to he'd search the whole continent for her. Evangeline, surely, was reachable. Then there were mercenaries. He could find others who had no qualms with killing. He would give them anything for the chance to get revenge.

Because the boy held the information he wanted, Valentine only had eyes for Rhyme, so his sudden cry thoroughly confused the old man. He was slow to change gears, but when he did, concerned overtook his rage and he quickly turned and raced back to Rhythm.

He curled around her and pushed his head under her chin so that her head was cradled by his neck. The fight was not over, he wouldn't - couldn't - give it up, but for now he would let it rest. Later, he promised himself, when Rhythm was sleeping, he'd corner his son and wring the directions out of him if he had to. "You won't lose me," he promised. "Have you ever known me to lose a fight?"

To his son, he said, "There is a deer by the tractor - do you remember where it is?"

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