"But why did he do it? And why did she let him?" I look back down at the sword and the chaise and the blood on the stone.
"I don't know for certain. He's gone now, too, though. Maybe this place isn't for them. It must be different for gods." I look back at Leah. "It's even different for you than it is for Karina and I. Not that it's exactly the same for her and me." Rambling. I'm fucking rambling.
"Come on." I take her hand in mine and lead her back inside, out of the chill. Once inside, I have her sit down on a couch and I face her from the armchair. "The reason I'm showing you this is because there's a lot of danger in town. People aren't what they seem to be. You're different from Karina and I in that you come from the River. Eris and Lúgh were different because they're gods." My hand goes through my hair. I lean forward, elbows on my knees. "People-- humans, gods, whatever else-- lie, cheat, steal, and kill. They hurt each other, emotionally and physically."
I take a deep breath and exhale slowly.
"Karina was hurt very badly before you came to us. By a thing that can change its face." The fucker's face shifts into something else... "And you will watch. If you close your eyes..." I shiver and fight the urge to pull out Tempest. Nothing she can do.
That's what you say, lover.
"Leah, I'm sorry for bringing you here. For showing you," I stop and gesture back towards the door behind me. "I want you to know that you shouldn't trust everything people say in town. That you should be careful when you go out." I reach out and take her hand. "That Karina and I worry about you."
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Date: 2009-08-25 03:36 am (UTC)"I don't know for certain. He's gone now, too, though. Maybe this place isn't for them. It must be different for gods." I look back at Leah. "It's even different for you than it is for Karina and I. Not that it's exactly the same for her and me." Rambling. I'm fucking rambling.
"Come on." I take her hand in mine and lead her back inside, out of the chill. Once inside, I have her sit down on a couch and I face her from the armchair. "The reason I'm showing you this is because there's a lot of danger in town. People aren't what they seem to be. You're different from Karina and I in that you come from the River. Eris and Lúgh were different because they're gods." My hand goes through my hair. I lean forward, elbows on my knees. "People-- humans, gods, whatever else-- lie, cheat, steal, and kill. They hurt each other, emotionally and physically."
I take a deep breath and exhale slowly.
"Karina was hurt very badly before you came to us. By a thing that can change its face." The fucker's face shifts into something else... "And you will watch. If you close your eyes..." I shiver and fight the urge to pull out Tempest. Nothing she can do.
That's what you say, lover.
"Leah, I'm sorry for bringing you here. For showing you," I stop and gesture back towards the door behind me. "I want you to know that you shouldn't trust everything people say in town. That you should be careful when you go out." I reach out and take her hand. "That Karina and I worry about you."