[Not hurt and currently not talking to him. Was that an effect of the blackness of her hands that was creeping higher and higher? There were certain moods where he knew she came long to try to push his buttons, to fulfill the self-induced prophecy that everyone would reject her at some point. He would have liked to think that it had been some time since she had second guessed his loyalty, but honestly, it had only been a few months. He could blame it on Shimmer, but that wasn't the truth, was it?
Stab her in the back just as he had done Vander. Those circumstances had been so very different, but perhaps the emotional investment had been the same at one time.
He remained exactly where he was, willing to wait her out because he was one of the few that could. His patience could last a lifetime, and he was thankfully on his second one so just getting started in the patience field. Instead, he observed her and noted the subtle and not-so-subtle differences in her motions and body language.]
action;
Stab her in the back just as he had done Vander. Those circumstances had been so very different, but perhaps the emotional investment had been the same at one time.
He remained exactly where he was, willing to wait her out because he was one of the few that could. His patience could last a lifetime, and he was thankfully on his second one so just getting started in the patience field. Instead, he observed her and noted the subtle and not-so-subtle differences in her motions and body language.]
That was you with the locals, was it?
[He already knew the answer.]