Loyal No More [open]
03-28-2013, 03:41 PM
Tail swished across the sand for no other reason than the desire to move it. Placid eyes stared out at the surf, watching a group of dolphins swimming far out in the sea. He could barely see them, they were mere black dots on the horizon, but the man had spent so much time out here, he knew what they were. "That is true, the past can't be changed." Perhaps this wasn't going as badly as he'd expected. At least she saw part of why he had done it, because he had to assert his authority or he'd be walked all over. She began to recite how she felt he should have acted, starting with kindness and ending with demotion. He let a sigh slip. "Demoting you. Yes that would have been an alternative, but would have been forgotten as soon as you'd 'proven yourselves'. Not to mention that it is well known that punishments are often physical in Seracia." He paused. "I understand that you are equally at fault, but as you yourself said.. punishing your love was more than enough of a punishment on yourself. I wasn't seeking revenge by harming you and Segar, I was simply giving a punishment that seemed more than fair for the situation." He would not yet mention what had crossed his mind first, what his old pack leader would have done. But perhaps that is what she needed to hear. "Why do you think Segar stood down and allowed me to deal out whatever punishment I wished to give him?" The question was mostly rhetorical, but he would give a pause in case she felt the need to interject. "It was because he knew the laws and knew he had broken one. He trusted me to deal out a fair punishment, and then presented his entire body for me to choose from. I chose a non-vital part, a part that would virtually cause him no future harm other than a slightly marred countenance." Words were not argumentative, if anything.. they were gentle and kind. How could he make her see that even though he'd been forced to act upon the law, he'd done it in the least intrusive way he possibly could. Heck, he could have aborted her children if he'd have been a vicious warlord, but instead he let her keep them, and obliged Segar's wish to not harm her. "I didn't harm you because he asked me not to." "speeeeech" |
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