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Aplos Riverside
Moladion’s powerful, winding river...
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| Ailith
I'll stop the whole world from turning into a monster, eating us alive. |
| I guess, in a way, I did love Eric, and still do. He may see himself as a monster, but I don't. He was much like my sisters from the tundra, but he was also different from them. I had seen that difference, I had accepted him for what he was, and despite what he thought, I would always accept that part of him. Of course, I was no Seline and I would never be her. I did not hate him or resent him in anyway for choosing her, infact, I was simply happy that he was happy. Yes, it may have hurt when I first found out, and even still today, but I was going to let him go. It was the only thing I could do, because if I held on i'd only hurt my self even more.
"I will do all I can, my sister," Natu promises, and I wonder if this is one that is even possible to accomplish? Was it possible to find anyone that would want me? A place where I belonged? It just seemed.....like a child's dream. But I would allow her to try, and I will not be upset if it turns out it is impossible, because this is something I had thought from the beginning. I guess that was one thing I had retained from being an assassin, the ability to be prepared for all outcomes. The whine that comes from my imprint twists not only my heart but my soul as he reaches out and nuzzles my cheek. It was....such a painful sound, one that I had caused. He should never have to make that sound...yet here he was, making it because I had pained him so. I can't understand why I keep hurting him. Why I torment his soul so. Why was fate so cruel? Was it trying to punish him for his lifestyle by giving him, well, me? I was supposed to protect and cherish his soul, it had been given to me and yet I hadn't done that. "I come because I want to. I will always come to you, Ailith." his words make the tears threaten to burst once more, my heart ache like I had never felt before. He would be better off if he didn't come for me. It would save him so much pain and time. So why does he come? I don't understand it. But then again.....I would do exactly the same. I would run to him anytime he needed it, do anything he asked of me. Whether it hurt me physically, mentally, or emotionally, I would go. I would do the exact same thing for Natu. It was my love for them that would make me do this. Was it the same for them? "No, that's not true. It is you who are cursed with my soul. I do not deserve you." he says. "He is lucky to have you,"Natu adds, shifting my attention back to her as she places her paw over mine. "She's right. I'm the lucky one." Eric agrees, and I am left utterly astonished by there words, as I just shift my head back to a neutral area between them, where I can look at them both with ease. "Eric cannot curse her, he is one of the best things that has happened to her," I say, and it is the absolute truth. Both Natu and Eric were two of the best things that have ever happened in my life. But he was not lucky to have me in his life, and I don't think I would ever believe anyone if they told me that. I watch quietly as they introduce themselves to each other, just a simple telling of names. The smallest and softest of smiles wiggles its way onto my maw as I watch them, my soul and my sister, meeting each other for the first time. |