i'll be back again

Siren wasted no time in acquiescing to his request, curling her tiny frame against his massive bulk. Chimera held her to him as best as he could. His neck curled over her protectively and then... he cried. Perhaps it was the pain finally allowing whatever dam he had inside him to burst, but the man felt raw and damaged and panicked. "I'm sorry," he murmured quietly as he pressed his nose into the thick fur at the back of her neck. "I'm sorry for all of the bad things that I've done to you." Did she realize how much he loved her? Was he being dramatic because the pain in his ribs and chest made him feel as though he was going to die? Was this the last time he'd ever speak to his sweet sister? "I know that I'm terrible..." he sniffled, giving her a squeeze. "You're the most important thing, Siren." Tears continued to work their way out of his eyes. "The most important thing."

Chimera lay there for quite a while, simply holding the delicate woman in his embrace. After a time, the tears stopped. It was right around the time that the herbs started dulling the pain within his ribs. Along with the dulled pain came other things. The world seemed to slow and there was an odd glow to moving items. Chimera's eyes went wide as he blinked, trying to rid his eyes of the glassy, starry look that they held. It seemed as though he was having some strange reaction to the concoction of herbs that Siren had given him. But hey, at least he didn't hurt much anymore.

"Speech"