Beating heart of stone

*Aranea* · 03-29-2021, 01:32 PM

Aranea gently pushed her head into Allegro's chest as he lightly embraced her, it made her feel better that he had given in to her even though nothing was really resolved. Allegro was still beyond hurt, and there was little Aranea could do to change that right now. The mending he needed was more than one hour, one night, or one season.

She could feel a few stray tears fall as he spoke. Everything he said was true. Her children needed her, she wanted to be in their lives, they deserved better. They deserved better than her, she thought. And surprisingly she didn't feel that hurt from her own visions. But what Allegro was saying made her feel like she was failing them, and the feeling of betrayal she made him feel, those things were what made her tears fall.

"Allegro, I-" She didn't know exactly what to say. No? Reject him? Say goodbye to her children forever? She didn't want to do any of it, but she didn't want to leave Ulric either. "Okay." She finally exhaled after a moment of silence, pulling her face back to look into Allegro's eyes. They still watered at the rims, maybe even a tear fell as she looked at him. She made a pause before continuing, like the rush of emotion through her submission was too much. "But I can't leave with you. There are things I need to take care of, things you can't be here for." She had to say goodbye to Ulric, and she didn't want Allegro to be here for that. For him to be present while she gave him a last night, or even for him to just know who Ulric was, she didn't want that. And it wouldn't be right for their children either to see her with another man, especially if Allegro didn't want to sour their emotions.

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