He had supposition and guesses, rumor and gossip, and the hope of proof in the future, if the ring that Zavien had spoken of was completed. But Safrin's question gave the King pause and he subsided to think more deeply on what she implied.
Consequences of any decision fell away like lines of dominoes from each choice, and he did not rule Torchline alone. For now, until he could speak with Flora, he bowed his head deeper into her touch in willingness to consider new avenues of protection from the Family's friends.
It was, as always, much to consider after meeting with his goddess, and Hadama breathed deeply of the starlit waters to settle his thoughts for the work to come. Indeed, he rumbled, raising his head again. He took a final look at his lady, as wild and unpredictable, nurturing and deadly as the sea. He drank in her beauty, her determination, her ferocity, and her star-strewn eyes to hold him through the days and weeks to come.
And when she allowed it, he slipped away to pursue the task she had granted him and the duty placed upon his crown.
~Fin~
Consequences of any decision fell away like lines of dominoes from each choice, and he did not rule Torchline alone. For now, until he could speak with Flora, he bowed his head deeper into her touch in willingness to consider new avenues of protection from the Family's friends.
It was, as always, much to consider after meeting with his goddess, and Hadama breathed deeply of the starlit waters to settle his thoughts for the work to come. Indeed, he rumbled, raising his head again. He took a final look at his lady, as wild and unpredictable, nurturing and deadly as the sea. He drank in her beauty, her determination, her ferocity, and her star-strewn eyes to hold him through the days and weeks to come.
And when she allowed it, he slipped away to pursue the task she had granted him and the duty placed upon his crown.
~Fin~
