Lion Head Mesa redlands

it matters because you are Amiirad and divine and — a girl. a girl given the power of a God from birth and he realizes suddenly that surely that must cause confusion. more than he would know how to ever explain away.

he cannot raise his voice to match her flooding emotion. lest he make her weep, lest he too feel a guilt so terrible. and you may have any feelings under Ra's light, Divine One, but you cannot yell love for me in halls.

and he is softening even as he feels his pulse where dew claw ripped.

we are devoted. surely she would not protest this! he means to settle her heart and whatever it looked for in the wrong place. but do you not remember when you asked me for discreetness, Amiirad?

he feels too big for the title of fellahin now, to be here questioning and redirecting this.