Moonspear cause i was born with a smile, and a heart of stone

charon's arrival elicited a change in arcturus. stonily, the boy sucked in his breath, regathered his composure, and looked coldly away. he was not going to give revui the satisfaction of his attention any longer. if charon hadn't been there, arcturus probably would have slunk off, his feelings wounded.

he might have answered charon's question, but revui beat him to speaking. glum and hurt, arcturus moodily inspected the ground and said nothing, though his limbs strained and he wished for charon's dismissal. suddenly, he didn't want to be here anymore; it felt claustrophobic, and he couldn't explain the hurt that seethed through him - he should be happy, he should be overjoyed -- but instead, all arcturus felt was a cold malice seeping in, and it scared him beyond reason.