Lonely shadows following me
Lonely ghosts come a-calling
Lonely ghosts come a-calling
She grabbed his arm and he stopped. Staring down, there was no anger in his eyes. No frustration or cold calm. Only that same void, like a bone deep weariness he wouldn't - couldn't - shake off.
"Help me with what?" he asked, tone so even as if this was just a conversation like any other. "Ease the pain? Make everything better? Make me forget?" For a moment, just a brief instant, Korbin's eyes focused properly on Kiada. But then he shook his head.
"There is nothing you can do, Kiada. Without Weaver, there is nothing left that I care about. I have no reason to go anywhere or do anything. Let your healers waste their time on some other dying fool. I. Don't. Care."
He withdrew his arm, almost gently. In two steps he had reached the door and pulled it open, and made to close it behind him, not caring if it slammed in her face or if she got caught in it. The noise from the bar hit him like a sledgehammer, too loud and too close; without stopping for anyone he stalked out of the room, meaning to shift and fly off as soon as he got to the front door.
"Help me with what?" he asked, tone so even as if this was just a conversation like any other. "Ease the pain? Make everything better? Make me forget?" For a moment, just a brief instant, Korbin's eyes focused properly on Kiada. But then he shook his head.
"There is nothing you can do, Kiada. Without Weaver, there is nothing left that I care about. I have no reason to go anywhere or do anything. Let your healers waste their time on some other dying fool. I. Don't. Care."
He withdrew his arm, almost gently. In two steps he had reached the door and pulled it open, and made to close it behind him, not caring if it slammed in her face or if she got caught in it. The noise from the bar hit him like a sledgehammer, too loud and too close; without stopping for anyone he stalked out of the room, meaning to shift and fly off as soon as he got to the front door.
Thousand voices dead at my feet
Now I'm gone, now I'm gone, now I'm gone
Now I'm gone, now I'm gone, now I'm gone
