'till your fingers decompose
"I brought you back to life. I have given you immortality and power enough to protect yourself and those you love. I have been with you since first you stumbled upon me in the glade, answering prayers and providing guidance. Or do you think your actions when last we met have made us even?" Safrin demands.
As Ronin calls her might-be-bluff, the goddess's eyes flash amethyst as she straightens. Now it is the goddess's turn to regard the tightrope upon which they walk with slightly more respect. "You used to look at me with love, Ronin." Though more softly said, still the goddess nearly tremours with pride and injury. "Now you treat our relationship like an obligation you don like a suit of armor. You define yourself by your fealty yet it has been years since I felt as though you truly loved me."
A smile touches her lips, though her eyes regard him unflinchingly. "That is why I offer you the path yet again and will continue to do so each time you treat me as though I am some duty to be fulfilled."
As Ronin calls her might-be-bluff, the goddess's eyes flash amethyst as she straightens. Now it is the goddess's turn to regard the tightrope upon which they walk with slightly more respect. "You used to look at me with love, Ronin." Though more softly said, still the goddess nearly tremours with pride and injury. "Now you treat our relationship like an obligation you don like a suit of armor. You define yourself by your fealty yet it has been years since I felt as though you truly loved me."
A smile touches her lips, though her eyes regard him unflinchingly. "That is why I offer you the path yet again and will continue to do so each time you treat me as though I am some duty to be fulfilled."
keep my hand in yours.
