gentleman's honor
03-23-2014, 04:56 PM
You are a pathetic fool begging your Queen for a chance at playing dad to her fatherless children. He breathed hard, but so slowly that they made no sound. The only indication of his irregular breathing was the outrageous extending of his ribcage upon each inhalation. It seemed like it took hours for her to deliberate, but had he really expected any less time? This was a huge decision, and one that must be taken seriously. Aeryc continued to breath and chastise himself in his mind, waiting as the seconds, the minutes, the hours ticked by. But when she did begin to speak, when her sides heaved more so than any regular breath to indicate preparation for speech, he wished he could have some more moments to torture himself - anything to keep him from hearing her verdict. It was most certainly a no, he just wasn't sure how kind she might be with her rejection. Laughter would certainly spoil his pride, but perhaps that's what he needed. But there was no laughter. Instead she made large, generously sweeping phrases about a community of love. She was prepping for what was to come, setting him up for a gentle rejection. At least she's eloquent about it, he mused in efforts to use humor to hide his pain. She looked away. Here it comes, the little voice told him. Any moment now she would deny him - why had he ever thought she wouldn't? Then it came, the verdict, the banging of the gavel upon the metaphorical pedestal of his heart. He would be to them what he made himself, she would name him nothing special, but she would not deny him the right to make himself into what he wanted to be. It was a step in the right direction - and, more importantly - it wasn't a rejection. "And see it you shall," he breathed, as if the words were so delicate he believed he might break them. "I am anxious to meet the last Xanilov's, please do call upon me when they enter the Kingdom - I would more than happily keep watch over your den." "Talk" "You" Think |
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