somewhere between unsure & a hundred
09-25-2014, 07:24 PM
She listened to his words and her expression continued to change. It melted from bewilderment, to anger, to sympathy, and back through all of them more than once before becoming rigid. She took on her usual stoic persona as everything quieted around them again, as Helios fell into silence. His story broke her heart, in more ways than one. It took a lot of self encouragement and concentration for her to speak, and even then her mixed emotions thrust their way into her words.
"I am bound to you whether I think you are worthy or not!" She practically screamed at him loud enough for the entire continent to hear. She caught herself, withdrawing her head against her chest and, suddenly realizing she was still standing over him, stepping away so he could rise. She sat back on her haunches and took several deep breaths before turning her unseeing gaze back on him.
"I am sorry for what you went through, Helios, truly. But you should have told me. It was unfair to keep this secret from me, about a former love, about your insecurity. It makes me feel as though your trust in me is not what mine is in you." Her voice was soft, but she tried to keep all emotion out of it now. "I love you dearly and I will remain by your side always, but it will take some time before I am able to forgive this."