Stone Circle a hero

atausiq rarely got angry — didn't like how it made him feel when he did; hot and feeling like he was going to burst at the seams. when valette calls after him, he pauses; jaw clenching against her words, her chiding. sometimes walking away is the best thing to do when you don't want to argue. he explains, letting her know that while it was her words that ignited his anger and own disappointment — for he has a name now for that other feeling seething within him. arguing wasn't going to solve their very different and stubborn stances of opinions.

i expected you, out of everyone, to understand. he tells her, turning back around to face her but does not draw closer. why does my happiness have to be strictly tied to easthollow? it wasn't fair and it wasn't fair to try to strip him of what he's found. his gaze flickers then to leta as she appears on the scene and his gaze softens as he looks at his sister, remembering their last conversation, before it goes back to valette. it's called yuelong and my wife, hua she's the empress. he gets the biggest, most obvious facts out of the way first. she's nice and very doting. i don't think i love her yet but i know it will be easy to do so. maybe he was already starting to fall; just too preoccupied with the current going-ons to really sit and examine his feelings in any sort of detail.