Liam
I just want one more chance
Every step Liam made felt like walking on cracking ice, waiting to plunge into the frigid depths below. If he miscalculated, if he overshared, if he didn't share enough - he feared that any move he made would cause Wren to shut down, shutting him out for good. It was terrifying enough to be given this chance to make amends, horrifying to consider the consequences if he should fail. Every word he spoke felt momentous, and it had him measuring his responses carefully.
She asked what it was like, being a dragoon, and Liam relaxed incrementally. This, at least, he could answer. "It was everything to me, for a time. It was all I wanted to do as a child, so when I finally joined up, I felt like I was really making a difference, protecting Stormbreak." Not that it had been enough, in the end, but that was neither here nor there. "It was hard at times - it takes a lot of discipline and hard work to do anything well, and I was determined to be the best soldier I could be." If only he'd applied the same principles to being a father - but then, he'd been blinded by grief at the time.
Shaking off that train of thought, Liam smiled softly. "What about you? What is it that you do?"
She asked what it was like, being a dragoon, and Liam relaxed incrementally. This, at least, he could answer. "It was everything to me, for a time. It was all I wanted to do as a child, so when I finally joined up, I felt like I was really making a difference, protecting Stormbreak." Not that it had been enough, in the end, but that was neither here nor there. "It was hard at times - it takes a lot of discipline and hard work to do anything well, and I was determined to be the best soldier I could be." If only he'd applied the same principles to being a father - but then, he'd been blinded by grief at the time.
Shaking off that train of thought, Liam smiled softly. "What about you? What is it that you do?"
To put my arms in fragile hands
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Liam.
Feel free to use force/magic on Liam.
