With a vow to change things for the better, Lio was content to stay by Galo's side and wait patiently till the day came when the burnish could be freed. But creeping doubts kept visiting, plaguing his mind, shouldering anger he could not speak of.
But things would be okay.
They would always be okay.
After all, what could a slave do, aside from being the best they could be?
Words: 4638, Chapters: 1/7, Language: English
Series: Part 2 of Smoldering Snowstorm
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Lio Fotia, Galo Thymos, Aina Ardebit, Lucia Fex, Gueira (Promare), Meis (Promare)
Relationships: Lio Fotia/Galo Thymos, Aina Ardebit/Lucia Fex
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Master/Slave, Frostish, Frostish au, Slightly Serious Galo, Subservient Lio, Burnish (Promare), Bears, Slow Burn, Blood and Injury, Heavy Angst, Uncontrollable Anger, Tears for Centuries of Oppression, Losing Trust, Finding Trust, fight for your life, Trauma, Survival, Missing Limbs, Dark, Crushes to estranged, Mental Breakdown