[ He doesn’t have an answer to that. It’s true, people have suffered even under the gods. But he also knows - or at least, has been told - that Orym has had this argument before, only he’d been arguing the opposite side. So is Orym really saying all these things, or is that Predathos’ influence on him?
He tenses when Orym draws his sword, but his wariness shifts to confusion as it’s laid in his lap. And as Orym explains, his eyes widen. ]
I -
[ It’s something that they’ve all talked about before; that killing Orym might be the only way to kill Predathos. And the chance is here now, he would be able to end it all.
But his hands tremble as his fingers tangle tightly in the sheets, because he knows he can’t. He can feel all his strength crumble away as Orym confesses, his heart shattering completely, his eyes burning with tears as he hangs his head. ]
I…I-I can’t, Orym…I…
[ This isn’t fair. All he’s wanted for so long is to hear those words from Orym’s lips, to know that Orym felt the same way he did. But not like this.
And he knows he’s being selfish again. He has an opportunity to end all of this, to do what he and his friends have been trying to do for months and stop this. But he’s selfish, because he knows he can’t bring himself to kill Orym, no matter how that might help everyone else.
He’s far too in love with him to part from him now. ]
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Date: 2023-04-09 08:05 am (UTC)He tenses when Orym draws his sword, but his wariness shifts to confusion as it’s laid in his lap. And as Orym explains, his eyes widen. ]
I -
[ It’s something that they’ve all talked about before; that killing Orym might be the only way to kill Predathos. And the chance is here now, he would be able to end it all.
But his hands tremble as his fingers tangle tightly in the sheets, because he knows he can’t. He can feel all his strength crumble away as Orym confesses, his heart shattering completely, his eyes burning with tears as he hangs his head. ]
I…I-I can’t, Orym…I…
[ This isn’t fair. All he’s wanted for so long is to hear those words from Orym’s lips, to know that Orym felt the same way he did. But not like this.
And he knows he’s being selfish again. He has an opportunity to end all of this, to do what he and his friends have been trying to do for months and stop this. But he’s selfish, because he knows he can’t bring himself to kill Orym, no matter how that might help everyone else.
He’s far too in love with him to part from him now. ]