“ guess you’ll just have to fight me. ” / aelin
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AELIN ASHRYVER GALATHYNIUS WONDERS : if he knows what he’s doing . long since passed is the time where she would take his ribbing / his insults / his antagonism && simply walk away . temper the fire within her until it was little more than faint embers as if she were afraid of power she could contain . DID CONTAIN . that near bottomless well of fire . heating her up from the inside out , a near constant sense of warmth . of home . ( as if she was a child again in her home . the library accidentally destroyed by own hand && aedion sitting at her bedside in the middle of the night as if standing vigil . standing guard . ready to use his equally small body to protect her from whomever might come in to cause hurt . before everything went to hell && aelin became celaena became lillian became lost . )
BUT , SHE HAS RETURNED . has found herself amid the confusion && heartbreak she harbored within ribs until it festered . threatened to take her down the same way nehemia took herself down . but , nehemia is not here . nothing more than a memory && a scar upon heart && palm . ROWAN IS . rowan is here , standing , there , before her in all his glory . A CHALLENGE DOWN TO HIS VERY MARROW . ( SHE WONDERS : if little girl her would be disappointed that this warrior prince did not match those in her story books . refined , yes . but also brutish && trying && all encompassing . the sort that gets under your skin before you even realize it . capitalizes on your anger && sorrow && uses it to his own advantage . SHE THINKS : there is no one in the world that could ever be disappointed with rowan whitethorn . )
MOUTH CURLS EVER SWEETLY . like the petals of a rose opening to greet the sun . as if she holdS sugar , there , behind her teeth . a warning to any who know her for aelin does not do anything sweetly . even at her kindest there is bitterness . sharp edge razors && a rock in her palm , hidden behind her back . like those animals who utilize bright colors to hide their poison . the ones you learn songs about in the nursery to better protect yourself against their allure . because they are alluring . && SO IS SHE .
OFF LIKE A SHOT ! like lightning . like magic . one moment there && the next she’s darting among the trees . utilizes movement before he can because she’s fought him enough times that , maybe , she has gotten a good enough grasp on his battle style . ( perhaps the same could be said in reverse . && so , SHE AIMS TO KEEP HIM ON HIS TOES . even as exhilaration drips into bloodstream already . TOO SOON : she wants to cry . NOT YET : she whispers inward . but , it is no use . once she has let herself go , relinquished the hold held upon herself , princess has learned that there is never a day without excitement around him . ) weaves in && out of trunks until she is behind him . sends a burst of flame at his back before disappearing once again . knows it will miss . knows he is just that good . attempts to utilize it to get him where she wants him to be && WONDERS : how long until he recognizes her plan . if he will counteract . if he will go along with it just to see what she has planned .
THERE IS LAUGHTER IN HER LUNGS . bites it back with teeth && tongue && still a peal leaks out && so , she must correct herself . twirl herself away from where she is so as to not be located so easily . another burst of fire . && another . ANOTHER . before she moves close once again && aims for his head . works hard to take him down . works hard to hear his praise at the end . ❛ - CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR . ❜
