#//i have morgause attempting to kill him in ever verse xD poor cen cant catch a break
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"The last woman I trusted tried to kill me," he snaps unthinkingly, realising - too late - what he has just admitted. The large scar on his abdomen he had vaguely explained away as a battle wound: he had neglected to explain against what opponent he had been fighting. A strange, unsettled feeling descends upon him as Aelin talks of him thinking little of her and he resists the urge to correct her. In truth, there are few people he thinks more highly of than his new wife; she is the only one that can understand the weight of the crown. As she continues to speak he feels his anger ebb away far quicker than he was accustomed to...and when be turns to face her, there is just a hint of remorse across his handsome features.
"Good," he nods curtly at her reassurance. "I may, perhaps, have overreacted," he admits, as close to an apology that he could manage. He cannot process the implications behind the rest of her words - that she, undoubtedly along with the majority of their people, does not expect the same loyalty from him. He steps towards her again, closing the distance between them and idly reaching out for her hands. "I do not like other men looking at you in such a way," he admits, jaw clenching. "I feel rather...protective of you," he murmurs, with uncharacteristic vulnerability.
__________△ HIS PACING COULD BURN TRACKS INTO THE VERY GROUND HE WALKS ON WITH HOW INTENSELY HE MOVES. her retort is quick, searing. the fire to his ice ( perhaps in another life, they could have explored whether opposites really do attract ) ❛ you do not trust me ?? ❜ while his back is to her, she still cannot face him, instead turning her gaze to fix on some point on the wall beyond him. she cannot admit just how the accusation cuts her. she pivots, steeling herself && that fragile heart of hers from more harm. ❛ i didn't believe you could think so little of me so easily. ❜ the first chink in her armor appears at his … vulnerability. whatever she had expected of him, it certainly hadn't been that. her anger abates somewhat, though she still tastes its bitter poison on her tongue as she lets out a long sigh. she meets his admission with one of her own. ❛ your people will not have to wonder. ❜ the knot in her stomach twists && she takes several steps away from him. an abyss between. ❛ i have been queen since i was eight years old. sometimes i have to remind myself that i am more than someone's duty. what happened tonight was only that. a naive distraction. ❜ she chokes on an apology, too unused to having to admit to a wrong when she wears a crown. ❛ my vows mean something to me. no one else will ever share my bed so long as we are married. i will not ask the same of you. i know how this world works. i only ask that you at least respect my honor. ❜
#ircnwrought#v: ruler of essetir (historical)#//i have morgause attempting to kill him in ever verse xD poor cen cant catch a break
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