These lands you rule

Deep magenta eyes found his form again as he lowered himself to the ground before her, like he had when he pledged to her all that time ago. His words were soft, but they cut her deep with the truth. She didn’t want to believe it, her own mother had started out as little more than a passing fancy of her father. She didn’t want to remind herself that she had chosen Archon for that reason. For his superior blood and those traits he would pass on to their children. Belle felt herself loose control of her emotions again. Tears welled up in her eyes as he told her one more time that they could never be together.

She felt a pain crawl under her skin and her vision blur as she swallowed back the lump that had formed in her throat. She remained there for a few moments as Seer went silent. His words making their point, and breaking her heart again. She couldn’t walk away from him this time though. As he stood stoically before her Deathbelled felt herself lean forward to place her forehead against his. Tears fell from her cheeks as she squeezed her eyes closer and grit her teeth. Belle couldn’t describe how much it hurt not to be able to hold him tightly to herself.

She was the Empress, she should have been able to do whatever you want. Knowing when you could and shouldn’t was what she would cling to. Ashen did not need their Empress lowering herself to be with a slave. She hated the very thought of it, hated that her love could never be fully expressed unless she wished for the fall of her newly risen Kingdom. She sobbed softly, trying to rid herself of the pain, but knowing it would linger long after her tears dried. There was nothing more to be said, they were forced into their respective roles and it would never change.