KORBIN
Leave my loneliness unbroken!
- quit the bust above my door!
- quit the bust above my door!
The tail was pulled away from his beak, and the raven deftly angled itself to sweep out of the way from any retaliation. Not necessary as it turned out, so in the end he flew up on a nearby wall, the ruins of some house or other. Stepping up to the edge, the bird peered down upon Aisha with beady black eyes, the quiet humor still there within him.
"Ai, 'tis cruel, my lady, to mock a man already twice scorned. Where then shall I find comfort, if you will not be merciful as well as generous?" It was entirely teasing, full of exaggerated self-depreciation and suffering.
"Well, no," he continued, dropping the lyricism. "Halo is full of ice and snow, kitten. Ursurs and wolves, dragons and spirits are plentyful, but there's nothing quite as pretty as you."
So saying, the bird actually winked at her.
"Ai, 'tis cruel, my lady, to mock a man already twice scorned. Where then shall I find comfort, if you will not be merciful as well as generous?" It was entirely teasing, full of exaggerated self-depreciation and suffering.
"Well, no," he continued, dropping the lyricism. "Halo is full of ice and snow, kitten. Ursurs and wolves, dragons and spirits are plentyful, but there's nothing quite as pretty as you."
So saying, the bird actually winked at her.
Quoth the Raven,
"Nevermore."
"Nevermore."
