Jade Fern Grove slay the nemean lion

she tells her story and ingram, to his credit, is attentive.

an orphan. a princess. a queen in the making.

i took it. ingram says simply but with unbridled passion. i did not take no for an answer. and that was who he was. unrelenting. power hungry. it was who he'd always been ... at least after letting sithis wreak havoc with ingram's flesh and bone body as it's meat suit.

a soft sigh pushes past his muzzle.

in basilica's fall i've become ... disgusting placating. divinity playing the role of a subordinate, of a father of a husband... of those things i am not. she hadn't asked, likely wouldn't even care ingram thinks ... but it feels good to share it unabashedly. likely because she is a third party observer.