05-03-2019, 12:02 AM
" every scar will build my throne. "
He says nothing when she speaks, only clenches his jaws tighter as anger continues to pulse through his veins as easily as his blood. How long would their children go without having both parents there to raise them? How long would they pretend to have a happy home here in the growing kingdom of Loess? The second he found some sense of peace within himself, she’s decided to let whatever magic rebuilds her take her heart as payment. He will nurture them. He snorts softly at the command. Was he her husband turned dog now?
Chronos seems to try and resist her attempts to calm him but his sister’s reassuring nudge convinces him to follow her to a nap. The small red boy simply sneezes in response to his name before curling his neck over Larke with a sigh, as though he’s had a long day. And perhaps he has.
“Then go. Hopefully our children won’t forget you entirely before you come back,” he says, all snapping teeth and carefully carved words that leave him as an angry, hissing whisper. The twins don’t seem to stir despite their father’s anger bubbling up like magma from him. “If you come back.”
And then he turns his back on her as he settles down beside the newborns. The winter is not kind to such fresh life but he holds out hope that one of their older daughters will come home in time to help keep them warm. Sabbath would begrudgingly obey and nestle down around her new brother and sister. Linnea or Malca would perhaps be eager to bond with the twins, and this thought brings him some small comfort as he listens for the sounds of Leliana leaving.
He ignores her promise that she won’t abandon them as he had before. Words are empty, meaningless breaths in these days and he doesn’t hold out hope for her glorious return. Whatever has happened has ripped the stars from his skies and extinguished the sun of his life. Vulgaris breathes a slow sigh as he curls his neck around the babies. The sounds of their soft open-mouthed breaths soothe the wildfire beneath his skin for the time being.
“Tomorrow I will introduce you both to the rest of your family. Maybe we can even talk Wolfbane into bringing his children to meet you,” he whispers to them, kissing their sleeping faces as he closes his eyes. He will not drift off as he would like but it’s better than watching this awful reality tick by despite his best efforts.
VulgariS
