mona stark ♕ the lady igraine (dereines) wrote in mythopoeics, @ 2012-07-30 04:08:00 |
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[Heimdall had been captured. Her little brother had finally been apprehended by Ryuju-Jo, by a ruler who was so intent on seeing him put to death. There was no hope for Heimdall now that Ryuju-Jo had him in their claws. They would try him, and then what? The emperor was not a kind man, one ruled by compassion. If he had anything else in mind outside of her brother's slow and painful death, she wouldn't believe it.
Upon hearing the news from her queen, she'd been silent. There was no room for complaint. Deep in her heart, Igraine had understood that her brother wouldn't be able to escape for long, but she'd prayed every night that he would be free for as long as possible. Unlike the emperor, her heart knew compassion. But like him, she knew of pain of being betrayed. To be thrown aside like that -- it had struck a deep chord in her.
The wall outside of her queen's quarters had been a comfort as she pressed her weight into it, closing her eyes and counting to ten in her head. But rather than fear washing over her, all that came was understanding. Understanding that in days, maybe weeks time, her brother would die. It was inevitable now, and disbelief was not a viable option. Heimdall was going to die. He was going to die, and she would never see her little brother again.
No tears fell, but her heart would slowly, like Heimdall would in time, die a painful death.]
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