Time had seemed to stretch on for an eternity as she watched the fight play out, confident in Sirius’ ability to take out her brother, but the anxiety still lingered in the back of her mind. Each time she started to relax, the ‘what-if’s’ began replying, reminding her of what she had left to lose, and what it would mean for her if, by some chance, Kyros or Enno came out victorious.
It ended suddenly though, an abrupt end to the tension she was carrying as she noticed that Enno was on his back. The thoughts cut short, and she held her breath as Enno revealed that Kyros was, in fact here. The Hot Springs weren’t far from here, and her former captor could show his face at any moment. He was more skilled than Enno, more calculating and less impulsive. He was where Enno got his strength from, and she knew that would be even more difficult for her to watch, if only because the idea of his eyes landing on her again made her stomach twist.
She was offered to finish Enno. He was incapacitated, slowly bleeding out but there was no way he could be saved at that point. She walked closer, standing over him and meeting his gaze. There was fear and anger in his gaze. Part of her wanted to take a bite out of him, to be the one to finish it, but she didn’t want to cut this short, either. Sirius said it would take a few minutes for him to bleed out, and she wanted him to spend those last few minutes thinking of her. She leaned in closer, speaking to him in a low voice.
"Was it really worth it?" He’d spent his whole life killing and fighting to make Kyros proud, so that he could one day inherit his father’s crown, and now he was bleeding out alone for a girl his father wanted but couldn’t contain. For a petty grudge the man had towards their mother. Did he have regrets in his final moments over how he had chosen to spend his life?
She turned back to Sirius, nodding before moving to follow him. She didn’t want to see Kyros, but she needed to watch him die, too. It would be difficult for her to face, but it was something she had to do.
"I’m coming."
"Speech."
