heavensreigns.
THERE WAS NO NEED TO PLAY PRETEND , this was nothing more than a transaction , a simple business deal , even if nothing was so simple when there were supernatural beings involved . julian did not need her to act like there was a decent heart slumbering in that rib cage . he could see her for what she was , he just knew that the two of them weren’t all that different . not anymore . his mother had seen to that . “ thank you , your highness . ” the darklighter breathed , voice lacking even the slightest trace of emotion as he took a seat , watching her with those hazel eyes . “ of course i can . you were not exactly subtle about your plans either . ” unless she wanted her secret to be exposed , but why would she risk that ? did she think it would draw all of the attention to her , making it easier for her spies to do her dirty work ? julian listened closely , a small scoff falling from his lips . “ i don’t want to rot here . i have a life outside of this realm . a family that needs me . i don’t care about a political war with the clave , or the accords . i want you to end this so we can go home . ” and he was not going to lie about that . “ so tell me . if i get nocturna for you … what do you plan to use it for ? ”
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AN ACKNOWLEDGING NOD thanks the darklighter for his candor , and his tactful approach ; morrigan was still a fae, it seems ----- though she adamantly refutes the gleeful colors and glitter of her kin , she remains a creature bond by rituals and words . “ rumors of my climb to the throne have been traveling in whispers for over millennia , that could hardly be prevented ... but it does not mean it cannot work in my favor. i were avid chess players , did you know ? during my youth , it taught me about strategy , patience ... and i had to realize through my own mistakes that in efforts to take down the king , we often underestimate the importance of a well placed pawn . a single pawn sometimes is all you need to change the whole game . ” foreboding drips down her tongue , ministered truths ; speculation always in her favor .
“ i thought this might be your request ... but i hate to assume . ” not that there was any need for assumptions , when many of her kin still rattled behind iron cages in the wake of her footsteps ; this was a wide , beautiful cage , full of intricate foliage and new mysteries to uncover --- but a cage does not need to be rusted iron or forged steel in order to be a cage . it must simply bind you , trap you within the illusory safety of its confinements . “ i have no intention to keep you in this place , julian ---- or everyone else , for that matter . you don’t need to trust the kindness in my bones to believe that . only that i want you all out of this place as much as you wish to leave . ” a gaunt hand outstretches , bony fingers knotted at its joints like dry twigs , waiting . “ once she is back at my grip ... i will claim what has always belonged to me ; and the trace of those who stood in my way will be wiped from existence , and every hand that has helped me climb will be rightfully rewarded . you have my word . ”


















