WayfaringWaaksian
To Anywhere but There
If only. If only they had just finished what they started, ended that mage's life before it interfered with theirs. If only they could have given him a more merciful death, spared him from being torn into a thousand pieces. If only his daughter hadn't borne witness to that bloody sight. If only she wouldn't have to make a decision, one that depended entirely on what Sebas answered with. If, if, if. It hardly mattered now.
Fergie continued to stare up at the purple-tinted ceiling, as solemn as she was before. Maybe she hadn't been reassured, or maybe the topic at hand was too serious to ease up the scowl burrowing into her forehead. She didn't feel ready to ask, but their time was short. "What will ye do?" A child changed everything. Whatever plans he had before, whatever his unfinished business was, would be put on hold for many years to come. She could only guess what he would do to accommodate. "Ye stayin' here, or movin' out?"
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A "visitor", she had said. If only. Knowing that Orabelle was so naive regarding the matter weighed Bogrum with a heavy feeling, but he wouldn't dare shatter her innocence. He knew little of the story of how she got here, only the implication that she was orphaned and found after the escape. It wasn't his place to ask for information, or to give any that wasn't asked for. Better to encourage her to steer the conversation elsewhere.
He grinned despite the implications of everything Orabelle had said, fulfilling her request with a proud display of his curving tusks. "That's true. Though my family always found feats of strength and bravery more worthy of respect. One can be born with impressive tusks, but those hardly make the man, when he doesn't have to work and train for them."
Kylesar1
Fergie continued to stare up at the purple-tinted ceiling, as solemn as she was before. Maybe she hadn't been reassured, or maybe the topic at hand was too serious to ease up the scowl burrowing into her forehead. She didn't feel ready to ask, but their time was short. "What will ye do?" A child changed everything. Whatever plans he had before, whatever his unfinished business was, would be put on hold for many years to come. She could only guess what he would do to accommodate. "Ye stayin' here, or movin' out?"
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A "visitor", she had said. If only. Knowing that Orabelle was so naive regarding the matter weighed Bogrum with a heavy feeling, but he wouldn't dare shatter her innocence. He knew little of the story of how she got here, only the implication that she was orphaned and found after the escape. It wasn't his place to ask for information, or to give any that wasn't asked for. Better to encourage her to steer the conversation elsewhere.
He grinned despite the implications of everything Orabelle had said, fulfilling her request with a proud display of his curving tusks. "That's true. Though my family always found feats of strength and bravery more worthy of respect. One can be born with impressive tusks, but those hardly make the man, when he doesn't have to work and train for them."
Kylesar1