i wish you were here

Teeth met flesh, and she was greeted with a pained scoff as blood trickled into her mouth. She released them immediately, but the damage had been done. Deathbelle backed away as he did, her eyes shrouded by her lashes. Belle shook herself of the nightmare and the stupor. Hemlock didn’t fight back, and besides his first reaction didn’t seem affected by her actions. She tried to lift herself up into her royal stance, but couldn’t quite lift herself to full stature.

”Indeed.” She agreed as he told her she should have bitten him harder. At least he was trying to keep things light after her outburst. He turned away from her but didn’t leave. Her servants asked to leave her presence, Hemlock was a free wolf and could go wherever he wished. She daren’t think about his reasoning for remaining, it hurt too much.

”I apologize either way.” She told him as her eyes strayed to the ground. Deathbelle was far from fully recovered from her encounter with the volcano. Or the loss of her mate. ”I can see to the wound, if you need.” Belle offered as she made herself look up towards him.