Curtain of Stone

He pulled back and looked with something akin to true fear in his eyes. His words made her blood run suddenly cold within her. All the way down to her feet.
She mouthed a quiet what and he said it again stronger this time.

Go back to... A true rank... He was...
The shock reverberated through her system making her weak enough she crumpled to the floor, her limbs giving way underneath her.

He went on... Consort, mate, authority... She had never dreamed, never thought... Her head suddenly became very heavy as it swam with his news.

"Nnn...no." she whispered. It was test, it had to be, she could never be free, she wouldn't know what to do with herself if she was free!

He can't free her! What if she ran away, or got hurt or someone took her away? She wanted only to be next to him, covered by him, directed by him. To fetch him the moon and pull her around.

Fell in love... She pulled her dizzying head up on her neck to look him in the eyes.

"Holy mother of the sun, you're serious...." She barely said audibly.

She fainted.

"Ignita"