Thalassa
Accepting the appreciation and his resolute oath, Thal gave a softer nod of her head. There was no reason for her to believe he would attempt the same move again, although she would hope he had learned enough not to do so against other women either.
The slow relaxing of her body froze at his offer, not tensing, but cautious. She hadn't thought the remnants of her wound would be visible to anyone, that she'd hidden them well enough with her confidence and anger. The fact that he'd recognized that something was bothering her sat a little too heavy with the weight of familiarity and intimacy.
She looked him over, trying to decide how much she wanted to share with the man - which was admittedly very little. It wasn't that she didn't trust Hadama, but that her sex life wasn't really something she wanted to discuss with the Mer King. There was also the fact that she couldn't quite put into words why Vesper's cold rejection had cut so deep, not without acknowledging some truths she wasn't ready to face.
Thal flicked a dismissive hand, glancing away as she crossed her arms again. "It's nothing. Just some self-righteous prick doing what they do best." The words were controlled to disguise the thorn still lodged deep in her chest. Eager to move away from the topic in case she gave away more, she asked, "Was there anything else you wanted to work on?"
The slow relaxing of her body froze at his offer, not tensing, but cautious. She hadn't thought the remnants of her wound would be visible to anyone, that she'd hidden them well enough with her confidence and anger. The fact that he'd recognized that something was bothering her sat a little too heavy with the weight of familiarity and intimacy.
She looked him over, trying to decide how much she wanted to share with the man - which was admittedly very little. It wasn't that she didn't trust Hadama, but that her sex life wasn't really something she wanted to discuss with the Mer King. There was also the fact that she couldn't quite put into words why Vesper's cold rejection had cut so deep, not without acknowledging some truths she wasn't ready to face.
Thal flicked a dismissive hand, glancing away as she crossed her arms again. "It's nothing. Just some self-righteous prick doing what they do best." The words were controlled to disguise the thorn still lodged deep in her chest. Eager to move away from the topic in case she gave away more, she asked, "Was there anything else you wanted to work on?"
Don't ask questions you don't wanna know
Learned my lesson way too long ago
Learned my lesson way too long ago
