EDMUND
Maeve knows her son well indeed. Hearing the story has Edmund scowling, even as he bites his lip and sniffles. "That's horrible, Mummy. She just wanted to be a pirate." Letting out a shaky breath he insists, "They should have let her be a pirate."
Besides the burning behind his eyes, the child feels a now familiar burn in his chest. It's not the comforting warmth that surges when he hugs his Mummy or uncles, but something that tightens his chest. It's uncomfortable and Edmund reaches down and tightly holds his Mum's hand until the feeling goes away.
The feeling fades as the end of the tale is shared. It's satisfying and it pleases Edmund that the Rainbow Road did have a role to play.
"Good." Hearing that she was saved by Frey and made into a powerful being is relieving. But knowing that she now protects other woman from the same fat is even more so.
Biting his cheek Edmund asks cautiously, "Did she sink the ship of the men who hurt her? She should of." It felt wrong to have such dark thoughts, but the mermaid deserved closure in his eyes.
Besides the burning behind his eyes, the child feels a now familiar burn in his chest. It's not the comforting warmth that surges when he hugs his Mummy or uncles, but something that tightens his chest. It's uncomfortable and Edmund reaches down and tightly holds his Mum's hand until the feeling goes away.
The feeling fades as the end of the tale is shared. It's satisfying and it pleases Edmund that the Rainbow Road did have a role to play.
"Good." Hearing that she was saved by Frey and made into a powerful being is relieving. But knowing that she now protects other woman from the same fat is even more so.
Biting his cheek Edmund asks cautiously, "Did she sink the ship of the men who hurt her? She should of." It felt wrong to have such dark thoughts, but the mermaid deserved closure in his eyes.
I never realized how beautiful
Fires burn under the stars
Fires burn under the stars
