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[narrow] it was a cold truth, and a bitter pill to swallow. caiaphas watched the emotions darkly roil over arrille's muzzle - she knew the tumultuous thoughts well, and gave him ample time to digest the severity of the words she had just uttered.

he asked if even she should be included in such an exclusionary statement and the siren queen lowered her sharp muzzle and focused her hawkish gaze upon him. "even those closest to you." it did not pain her to be so transparent with him -- it was a truth he would need to hold close to his heart if he was to walk through life with minimal pain. "i like you, arrille. for now.. but what happens when that changes? what happens when you change?" she set back on her haunches again and continued. "that is the funny thing about relationships we form: we like them when they are convenient. they have a nasty habit of costing us our duty - to ourselves and to our senses."

caiaphas could have dispensed out this grim outlook all day, but knew it to be disheartening for those like arrille who were young and yet unbruised by the world. "that's enough dark talk for one day.  hungry?" she rose then to leave, flashing arrille a sly look of her vehement yellow eyes as if their somber counsel had never transpired.