DEIMOS
the ocean does not apologize for its depth
and the mountains do not seek forgiveness
and the mountains do not seek forgiveness
The Sword had sent a note to the Warden when he was ready. When his mind was steady and his hands not shaking and the machinations settled into the forefront of his cranium. Too much at stake, too many altercations, too many hastened notions and motions; all of them brewing and brimming over. So he rendered that inscrutable mask upon his features as he stalked up the streets towards the Council Hall, pails at his sides, with the bits of earth and ash from Apopo. As if those little morsels and offerings would save him.
At the appointed time, the General maneuvered his way down the parlors and rooms, tracing over the foundations and nuances of a world he’d known for nearly a year. Of things he might lose. Tall and unyielding, manifesting and mustering that pragmatic force that somehow didn’t curl past his ribcage, he remembered. He recalled conversations, words upon words that scalded and mired. He seethed lightly, as if it brushed against his veins. The pendant rested beneath furs. The world scorched in his recoil and grace. Nuance after nuance echoed, unfurled and unleashed.
And then he knocked, awaiting damnation again. “Warden,” was a rumble, remaining outside until Morgan bid him to enter.
At the appointed time, the General maneuvered his way down the parlors and rooms, tracing over the foundations and nuances of a world he’d known for nearly a year. Of things he might lose. Tall and unyielding, manifesting and mustering that pragmatic force that somehow didn’t curl past his ribcage, he remembered. He recalled conversations, words upon words that scalded and mired. He seethed lightly, as if it brushed against his veins. The pendant rested beneath furs. The world scorched in his recoil and grace. Nuance after nuance echoed, unfurled and unleashed.
And then he knocked, awaiting damnation again. “Warden,” was a rumble, remaining outside until Morgan bid him to enter.
for the space they take
and so, neither shall I
and so, neither shall I
