The queen looked behind Nod, seeing him sit by the river, just twiddling his thumbs. With a sigh, Eclipsa walked over and sat by him. "Nod..." She looked at his collar and grabbed it, unlocking it. "I'm sorry. I hurt you too much... And... I was just obsessed over you, but I changed while I kept you. I kept you from your adventures, your races, your everything." Eclipsa began to wipe her tears, feeling guilty. "Again, I'm sorry for.... Everything..."
The night fog was hanging low that night, with a cold breeze blowing lightly towards the east through his hair, Nod was just sitting by the river, enjoying the swirling mist that covered the dark sky. The area was radio silent so he could hear the familiar foot steps approaching him from the back. Before she was exactly close to him, his eyes followed down the ripples of the river and scoffed, “What is it this time-” And before finishing his sentence, he felt the tight collar wrapping his neck loosened and fell to the river ground with a muffled clang. “What…” His eyes slowly moved up to meet hers, slightly narrowing them. “Obsessed.. Why..” He could have asked her the whats, whys, hows, and when, but there’s not that much time. “I-I don’t know what to say. I..” She never told him anything like that, he wouldn’t fall for another of her trap, hopefully she was sincere enough.
