god reduced to a thousand-yard stare (MEETING)
09-21-2019, 06:17 PM
Aureus could feel his heart racing in his chest as his breathing shallowed. He was trying so hard not to cry as his brother gave the news. He felt sick. A knot hardened in his stomach, sharp and cruel. He barely heard his brother's words, he felt so numb, like the world was just spinning on without him.
Aureus snapped to attention as his brother spoke of not being strong enough. Now that was some nonsense! Pyrrhic was definitely strong enough and smart enough but he could understand needing someone else to rule. They needed to grieve. This was their father. He felt like he was in no shape to make any intelligent decision. He felt like he could barely think at all, like he was thinking through sludge. His head tipped down to stare at his paws as he debating what he wanted to say. Aureus honestly wanted to just run. To just go somewhere else for a little while til he felt like he could breathe again.
"I… I don't know. I just want to get out of here. I believe you're strong enough and smart enough to lead this pack Pyrr, but if you feel anything like I do then I think we deserve the right to grieve. If you need someone to take over then just say so. Right now… right now I just can't even think. I just don't know. Please, let's just go. I can't stand being here any more."
Aureus snapped to attention as his brother spoke of not being strong enough. Now that was some nonsense! Pyrrhic was definitely strong enough and smart enough but he could understand needing someone else to rule. They needed to grieve. This was their father. He felt like he was in no shape to make any intelligent decision. He felt like he could barely think at all, like he was thinking through sludge. His head tipped down to stare at his paws as he debating what he wanted to say. Aureus honestly wanted to just run. To just go somewhere else for a little while til he felt like he could breathe again.
"I… I don't know. I just want to get out of here. I believe you're strong enough and smart enough to lead this pack Pyrr, but if you feel anything like I do then I think we deserve the right to grieve. If you need someone to take over then just say so. Right now… right now I just can't even think. I just don't know. Please, let's just go. I can't stand being here any more."