A talk.
10-05-2013, 06:30 PM
At one point in his life, Bronze hadn't cared if he would live to see another day or not. And yet with each passing day now, he wished so badly he could find a way to ensure he would live forever, so badly did he not want his children to see him grow old. It was a painful thought to imagine his passing, even if only for the fact that he knew how terribly it would affect his children. So for now the brute would be forced to live in the moment, never knowing if next week would come -- or even tomorrow. And yet the thought lingered in the back of his mind, and it was becoming more inescapable as the winter cold began to set in and the aching in his joints became more obvious. He couldn't hide the slight limp that appeared in his step in the morning, and at the end of a particularly active day; he was sure his children were noticing now, or would begin to soon. Mercury seemed hesitant to talk about it, but Bronze would coax him into explaining. And then came his confession -- he wanted to be mentored by his father, not the other woman. Understandable. "Well, you know I'll always teach you things, Mercury.." Not always -- only for as long as he lived -- but he was not quite sure he was ready to talk about that with his children yet. "But, this isn't about what you want. Sometimes in life you need to do what others tell you, because it's not worth starting trouble." It was a good lesson for the boy, that he couldn't always get his way. Life was never so easy. "But you also have to know when what you want is worth fighting for." It was a big lesson, but a necessary one. He wondered what Mercury thought of that, and tilted his head in his direction to wait for the boy's reaction. |
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