All the better to terrorize you with, obviously. I'll be sure to gather my army.
[ she's grateful for that moment of levity, however short-lived. it unwinds some of the tension in her spine, the tightness in her chest, that tells her there is no way for her to choose without making sacrifices. without casualties.
as with war, love is — apparently — much the same. ]
I like honesty more than I like a pretty lie. It's just strange to consider, that's all. And even stranger to imagine.
[ in all ways. queen alina would seem laughable to the girl she was not so long ago. never mind talks of courtship and lovers. ]
But I'll be there. At dinner, like I promised. Meet me on the grounds?
no subject
I'll be sure to gather my army.
[ she's grateful for that moment of levity, however short-lived. it unwinds some of the tension in her spine, the tightness in her chest, that tells her there is no way for her to choose without making sacrifices. without casualties.
as with war, love is — apparently — much the same. ]
I like honesty more than I like a pretty lie.
It's just strange to consider, that's all. And even stranger to imagine.
[ in all ways. queen alina would seem laughable to the girl she was not so long ago. never mind talks of courtship and lovers. ]
But I'll be there. At dinner, like I promised.
Meet me on the grounds?