@velkaya / ❛ stab. stab my muse. / loud & deafening silence / súriwë
once one came to hear the roaring of the sea, to view the pristine ivory of the swan fleet, intricate craftsmanship. in the air then was a song of prosperity and peace. now the powers that be weave a different melody, and white shines through only in splotches between pools of crimson. o’ divine cause ! the gods have turned against them, and so have their kin, only to pay the price. the king slain ––– he follows the call of the new crown, as was ever his destiny. it should have been hers, too.
in his memory, fresh still, naurien frozen amidst carnage: a clean blade shining bright. what might bring such terror to a valiant soul, a warrior destined for glory ! what might raise her voice in fury, against an equal, a companion, a ...
a hand extended in a plea: bloodstained fingers reach as though to bring reason. ❛ my heart ... why do you stand against me ? ❜ fire and fury, tuned down to but an ache. ❛ it is not yet too late, but the ships will not wait, naurienya. ❜ urgency, the wish to leave, to cross the seas and continue this path of vengeance with a fire kindled by an oath sworn readily. it is as though he knows her no longer, those eyes so familiar now suddenly strange, burning with a different flame. she reaches and for a moment he believes to have succeeded, that his betrothed might follow at last the call of their people and take into her hand his own.
through the silk beneath his armour: a blade. more blood mingles with that of those slain, indiscernible in colour yet treacherously hot. for a moment súriwë but stands in awe, bright blue eyes wide in shock when a shaking hand finds hers, wrapped around the blade which pierces his abdomen. the only blood which stains her is his and in this there is her answer. the horn in the distance calls for the boarding of the ship, though the ñoldo but barely hears it. another betrayal: the knife is pulled back, leaves him to bleed, alone. not another word; finally something hardens in his gaze. thus her choice is made, and neither will stray from their path. fury and betrayal brew a dangerous potion, bubbling and boiling when at last he turns. to leave her behind.
the ring, he keeps. a silver band on a silver chain. perhaps naïve. perhaps in hope. with sea spray in the wind and a hand pressed to the freshly wrapped wound, vindion looks back one last time but it is too late. on the nightly horizon, there are only flames.