NERON
show me how defenceless you really are
It isn't, though.
It's not the first time he's been ousted or banished, and gods if there isn't something ridiculous about the fact that, on this occasion, he's headed out with the very person who arranged his first banishment.
Neron's anger does not burn hot, and so it isn't much of a surprise that he is silent as they trudge through the snow. His hands are buried in his pockets - black coat, black pants, black shirt, steel eyes - and focused on the way ahead.
But there is something markedly different in the way he walks; a squaring of his shoulders, a set to his jaw. It's something that says this is not over, even though it is. "You made the smart choice," he says eventually, though he doubts either of them really feel particularly genius right now.
It's not the first time he's been ousted or banished, and gods if there isn't something ridiculous about the fact that, on this occasion, he's headed out with the very person who arranged his first banishment.
Neron's anger does not burn hot, and so it isn't much of a surprise that he is silent as they trudge through the snow. His hands are buried in his pockets - black coat, black pants, black shirt, steel eyes - and focused on the way ahead.
But there is something markedly different in the way he walks; a squaring of his shoulders, a set to his jaw. It's something that says this is not over, even though it is. "You made the smart choice," he says eventually, though he doubts either of them really feel particularly genius right now.
