Her lip curled at the woman's response. A coarse, humorless laugh barked from her throat.
She stepped forward, prepared to wrench Seff from her or tackle the woman down herself, but the boy's voice stilled her. Her ears flattened against her head, her eye went from cold stones of fury and contempt to a watery pool.
Mother? What kind of mother lets her child wander alone in neutral territory?She hadn't smelled a whiff of her on Seff when she had found him. Nevermind the hypocrisy she was committing now; she wanted her boy back.
She stepped forward, prepared to wrench Seff from her or tackle the woman down herself, but the boy's voice stilled her. Her ears flattened against her head, her eye went from cold stones of fury and contempt to a watery pool.
No...She murmured. After everything? After the lessons, the stories, the cold nights tucked beside her. It was one of the few times Potema was close to tears. If he himself was telling her no, what was she to do? She had no manipulating words like Cic', no strength to wrench Seff away — would he ever forgive her if she did that? The witch bowed her head, accepting defeat.
If anything Seff,She met Seff's eyes sapphire eyes, so similar to hers she might have claimed him as her own if not for her age,
Remember what I taught you. Do not forget what I taught you,She stepped forward, defying the woman who claimed to be his mother, placing a kiss upon the boy's forehead, then stepping back, watching them as her heart broke to pieces in her chest.
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the dark half - by Relmyna - September 16, 2016, 04:25 PM
RE: the dark half - by Seff - September 16, 2016, 08:32 PM
RE: the dark half - by Relmyna - September 18, 2016, 11:23 PM
RE: the dark half - by Seff - September 19, 2016, 06:44 AM
RE: the dark half - by Relmyna - September 22, 2016, 10:35 PM
RE: the dark half - by Seff - September 23, 2016, 05:51 PM
RE: the dark half - by Relmyna - September 25, 2016, 10:03 PM
RE: the dark half - by Seff - September 26, 2016, 06:31 AM
RE: the dark half - by Relmyna - September 28, 2016, 01:13 AM
RE: the dark half - by Seff - September 28, 2016, 05:53 PM
RE: the dark half - by Relmyna - October 02, 2016, 03:03 PM
RE: the dark half - by Seff - October 02, 2016, 03:09 PM
RE: the dark half - by Potema - October 03, 2016, 02:38 PM
RE: the dark half - by Relmyna - October 09, 2016, 10:49 PM
RE: the dark half - by Seff - October 16, 2016, 01:31 PM
RE: the dark half - by Potema - October 16, 2016, 05:24 PM
RE: the dark half - by Relmyna - October 17, 2016, 10:48 PM
RE: the dark half - by Seff - October 30, 2016, 10:42 AM
RE: the dark half - by Potema - October 31, 2016, 09:09 AM