[something about the way he screams picks and scratches at a still-fresh wound in her heart. the last time she'd been in a position to spare someone like this, she'd been looking down her nose and the length of her spear into eyes not unlike her own. she should've done it then, if only to spare her future self the heartache she feels now. each expression that flits across her face is brief and subtle, her grip going whiteknuckled as she wrestles with each and every last one.
anger. relief. confusion. sorrow. shock. more anger and grief for a man she never mourned. everything but fear and disgust, though... perhaps because it hasn't had a chance to sink in yet. (fear isn't likely, though. she's eaten scarier things for breakfast.)]
Don't.
[she has to force the words out through gritted teeth and around the solid lump sitting far, far back in her throat. she knows what that is too, but like every other complicated emotion she's experienced, morga ignores it.]
Don't you dare lie to me, Hrafn. I'll ask you again — who are you?
[and... you know what? even with the venom and ice laced on her tongue, the spear withdraws by a fraction. her weight eases, but she doesn't remove her boot. not yet. it's not that she's afraid for her safety, but adrenaline is one hell of a thing.]
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anger. relief. confusion. sorrow. shock. more anger and grief for a man she never mourned. everything but fear and disgust, though... perhaps because it hasn't had a chance to sink in yet. (fear isn't likely, though. she's eaten scarier things for breakfast.)]
Don't.
[she has to force the words out through gritted teeth and around the solid lump sitting far, far back in her throat. she knows what that is too, but like every other complicated emotion she's experienced, morga ignores it.]
Don't you dare lie to me, Hrafn. I'll ask you again — who are you?
[and... you know what? even with the venom and ice laced on her tongue, the spear withdraws by a fraction. her weight eases, but she doesn't remove her boot. not yet. it's not that she's afraid for her safety, but adrenaline is one hell of a thing.]