|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:14 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:28 pm
|
|
|
|
Cynthia laid in the bed, looking rather tiny and frail within its confines. When she was awake, there was a vitality to her, a sense of life. But right now, she looked very fragile with the bruising and her overly-pale skin.
But Hal had moved her as she'd requested, leaving the maids twittering over her destroyed dress still on the floor beside his bed. She had nothing with her to wear, though someone had supplied a silk nightgown that would barely cover her if she wore it.
In her sleep, her soul was summoned by the ones who had created her. They all surrounded her kneeling form until one of them spoke to her, "You will be given a choice soon Daughter... To rest, or to carry on... For we know not if you will survive the power of the one who hunts you...," he said softly to her from the shadows.
She nodded to him before raising her eyes to his with a small smile, "My life is no longer my own, Great Ones... I have given the privilege of that choice to another... When the time comes, will you allow him that decision?" she asked them equally softly.
The one who had spoken to her tilted his head at her, "I can feel that you have given him your heart as well as your life... So be it, Daughter... When the time comes, the choice will be his to make... Until that time... Rest and heal...," he told her then released her from the Dreamscape into true sleep.
She woke up a few hours later, giving a soft sigh when she saw that Hal had moved her. It was for the best. She knew that. Just as she knew what Lareth would choose when he was asked.
She felt strangely at peace over that... Knowing that her final rest was coming soon... But at least he wouldn't know the truth of how she felt about him...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hot Champion_of_justice Crew
|
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:47 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:58 pm
|
|
|
|
Cynthia pushed herself up in the bed very slowly until she was able to use the cushions and headboard to keep herself upright enough that she could drink the water, finding it delicious as it relieved her dry mouth and throat.
She offered the woman a small smile, "I'll be alright... I can handle feeding myself, I think. Thank you, though...," she offered softly so that her voice wouldn't shake with the pain sitting up had caused.
Thankfully, the covers had moved with her so she was well covered. But she still showed alot of bruising on her face, shoulders and arms. At some point while she'd been out this time, Hal had arranged for her to be cleaned up a bit. She was thankful for that, more than he'd ever guess. At least her skin wasn't crawling with the salt from the ocean she'd been in.
She finished off the water in the glass as the maid put the tray over her lap then refilled the glass, clearly waiting until she finished her meal before she'd leave. So Cynthia did exactly that and finished off the food as well as another glass of the water, "Thank you....," she said softly, hoping that she didn't appear too shaky.
She still hadn't said who she was, knowing that a great many demons hated her as much if not more than Lareth did. She just hoped she was strong enough for what else was to come....
But for now, she gestured to the supplies Hal had left in a chair beside the bed, "Could you hand me the bandages there? I need to change them before I go back to sleep...," she explained softly, knowing that she was about to put herself in alot more pain. But it was necessary...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hot Champion_of_justice Crew
|
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:20 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:27 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hot Champion_of_justice Crew
|
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:37 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:58 pm
|
|
|
|
By the time everything was finished, Cynthia was actually shaking with the pain but she looked at him with steady eyes, "Hopefully so... Then I can be out of here and put no one else in danger...," she told him softly, her soft green eyes taking in the set of his lips and knowing that he was very upset about something.
"So what brings you here now? I'm sure you have better things to do...," she asked him, not sure if she was up to his anger right now. But there was no hope for it, he was here and she'd have to deal with it.
She remembered the dreamscape and what she'd been told there, finding a bit of reassurance in the fact that his hatred and anger with her would soon be sated.
"We both know that you want nothing to do with me Lareth... So why are you here now? Why bring me here?" she asked, knowing she was right in her heart.
Yes, it hurt that he hated her so much. It hurt in ways she didn't dare look at too closely. But part of her wondered exactly when she'd gone and fallen in love with him... Maybe if she told him the truth of that he'd get rid of her even faster...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hot Champion_of_justice Crew
|
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:22 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:31 pm
|
|
|
|
Cynthia shook her head slightly and offered him a small smile, "I never forget who you are, Lareth... I can't forget it...," she said in a soft whisper, wondering if she should finally tell him...
She'd noticed where his eyes had gone and decided to play a bit dumb with it, "Was there something you were looking for just now? Were you wanting to see the wound again?" she shook her head again and gave a soft sigh.
"You'll have your chance at the one who attacked me, Lareth... And you'll have your chance at me as well soon enough... I give you my word on that...," she finally settled on telling him that, hoping that it would be enough.
But some part of her had to fall into insanity and she let herself relax against the pillows, "Do you want to know why I gave you that dagger, why I gave you the means to kill me and no other? You never asked me about that...," she hoped he'd give her the chance to tell him the truth but knew that with him nothing was certain...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hot Champion_of_justice Crew
|
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:36 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:43 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hot Champion_of_justice Crew
|
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:57 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:09 am
|
|
|
|
Cynthia gave a small shrug of one shoulder, "You don't have to believe me, Lareth... why do you think I changed all those centuries ago? It was because of you... I couldn't stand the fact that you hated me so much and when I looked at why you did, I hated myself. The only thing I could do was to change... That wasn't enough... So I gave you the only other thing I could think of, a way to kill me... But even that wasn't enough for you to see me as different than what I was before...," she explained to him softly, finally letting him see what she'd kept hidden for so long.
"What else do I need to do? It doesn't really matter anymore... I love you... It's a fact... I never expected you to return the sentiment, though. I knew in my heart that you'd always hate me and that I deserve it... That's the truth, Lareth...," she looked at him in silence for a moment then gave a soft sigh and pushed the covers aside.
She forced herself to sit all the way up and unstrapped her athame from her thigh and held it out to him, finally dropping that to the bed as she eased herself back against the pillows and pulled the covers back over her. She was panting with the pain but gestured to the dagger, "Pick it up. You're the only one who can touch it. That's proof enough... Other than that, I really don't need it anymore...," she finished, hoping that giving him her only real weapon would be enough though she didn't expect it to be.
Her athame was a part of her, created at the same time she was. It was both protection and power, something she'd explained to him long ago. For her to be giving it up to him now was more than proof of her words despite the fact that she'd put herself into alot of pain to give it up to him...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hot Champion_of_justice Crew
|
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:32 am
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|