Tryin' to wash away all the blood I've spilt
This lust is a burden that we both share
This lust is a burden that we both share
Maea’s touch was soothing more so than distracting at this particular moment in time, and Liam reveled in the change she’d brought about in him; no longer tense, he was able to think logically, examining his reactions from earlier without slipping back into that mental space. He leaned his forehead against hers, listening intently as she spoke. Not for the first time, he was struck by how much she wanted from life. Perhaps it was that she had already died twice, but she wanted to live, and as someone who had spent so long merely surviving, Liam admired that about her.
But what he wanted didn’t feel so easily defined. ”For most of my life, everything I did was about protecting people - not just people I care about, but my region. I trained to become physically stronger and more capable. I did what I could to be able to contribute to something bigger than myself. I thought ensuring the safety of Stormbreak was my calling.” But that wasn’t how life had turned out, and while Liam was okay with that, it had left him adrift.
”Then, in the Greatwood… for so long, I was just trying to make it from one day to the next. I didn’t think about what I wanted so much as what I needed.” Liam rubbed a hand over Maea’s back, toyed with the tips of her hair. He wasn’t sure where he was going with this, except to say that now he got to think about what he wanted again, no longer stuck in a cycle of one day at a time, but now looking forward to a future that he wanted to plan for.
”Now… now I want peace,” Peace for Caido, sure, but inner peace for himself, too; to forgive himself for his past failings and allow himself to heal. ”I want to have a purpose; I want to build something not just for myself, but something that… means something. I want to take care of the Greatwood. I want to find out who I am beyond just a soldier.” He paused, leaning his face into Maea’s hand. ”I’m not exactly sure how to get all that just yet, but… maybe it’s time I figure it out.”
But what he wanted didn’t feel so easily defined. ”For most of my life, everything I did was about protecting people - not just people I care about, but my region. I trained to become physically stronger and more capable. I did what I could to be able to contribute to something bigger than myself. I thought ensuring the safety of Stormbreak was my calling.” But that wasn’t how life had turned out, and while Liam was okay with that, it had left him adrift.
”Then, in the Greatwood… for so long, I was just trying to make it from one day to the next. I didn’t think about what I wanted so much as what I needed.” Liam rubbed a hand over Maea’s back, toyed with the tips of her hair. He wasn’t sure where he was going with this, except to say that now he got to think about what he wanted again, no longer stuck in a cycle of one day at a time, but now looking forward to a future that he wanted to plan for.
”Now… now I want peace,” Peace for Caido, sure, but inner peace for himself, too; to forgive himself for his past failings and allow himself to heal. ”I want to have a purpose; I want to build something not just for myself, but something that… means something. I want to take care of the Greatwood. I want to find out who I am beyond just a soldier.” He paused, leaning his face into Maea’s hand. ”I’m not exactly sure how to get all that just yet, but… maybe it’s time I figure it out.”
Two sinners can't atone from a lone prayer
Souls tied, intertwined by our pride and guilt
Souls tied, intertwined by our pride and guilt
Liam
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Liam.
Feel free to use force/magic on Liam.
