Stone Circle revenio

raising the dullcoin shimmer of his eyes to tauris as she came near, germanicus felt the urge to laugh, to dissuade her.

to tell her of moss, that his mate was in riverclan and his children would be at the creek.

that he was not a father, scarcely a man, no longer a soldier — that he existed on technical and ancient mores and that the world around germanicus had outgrown him and his selfishness.

now; a muscle, leaping along his jawline, clenched until it smoothed into submission. tauris did not know the half of what he had done or what sort of mistakes continued to be his legacy.

she saw honor for it was how he held himself. the eagle no longer believed himself to be that individual or capable of reaching such a threshold.

a flash to raise the sodden fire in his gaze; moisture beneath one eye and then it was gone in a single tiny rivulet which cut a dark valley across his cheek. "then you understand that i must remain worthy of your forgiveness, and of your regard."

hers? that of kvarsheim? germanicus said no more.