Trekori
i'm freezing, it's not winter yet
but my fingers and toes
are shivering beneath these sheets
and i feel so alone
i don't want to die, i want to sleep
Our hours together have grown into days have grown into weeks. Though not unpleasant, something about the way Karat never seems fully excited by everything I have to show her puts a damper on what I thought would be a romantic gesture. And it had been romantic - that first day on the beach, when she'd found that pretty pink shell to guild to her forehead? That day had been like magic.
But magic fades; any Beqannian knows this much.
We're walking along in silence today, having already run out of conversation choices. A part of me twangs at the thought that I've severed Karat from her loving family, simply for my own selfish ambitions and wants. I have other duties in this kingdom besides serving her, she who'd I said would be my princess... If I cannot fulfill my promise to her, how is it fair of her to stay in Ischia? These thoughts plague me as we walk, my ears responding lethargically to the surrounding jungle din as we go.
Hello Kori, Karat. His voice surprises me, but my attention is caught by the way Karat suddenly becomes animated, turning to face my king with an energy I'd not expected. I pull a face at this. But upon seeing Brennen's characteristic little smile shone my way, I straighten my back and toss an equally companionable expression upon my lips, walking with Karat to close the distance between us.
"Good afternoon, Brennen," I offer a little uneasily, knowing that I'd better fess up to my little dramafest of a steal before he finds out from anyone else. An idea comes to me all of a sudden, and I want to ignore it, to talk it through with Karat first - but my impulsion refuses to be waited upon, and suddenly I am spewing out of my mouth like a melted winter spring.
"Well actually, she wouldn't really know since I stole her about half a year ago - but I feel really badly about it, especially since now Tephra and Ischia are allied, so I was - I'm returning her to Tephra." My purple eyes flash worriedly to Karat, not knowing how she'll react. "Today, actually..."
Fuck me, right?
