"Very well," he said, his voice deep and resonant. "I shall leave you to find your way. But remember, the woods can be treacherous at night. Be careful, Miss..."
All of a sudden, a dark shadow loomed over their heads. She instinctively pushed Elliot out of harm's way as something shot down from above. However, with the knight's bulk and her limited strength, she could only move him so far. He narrowly escaped the stone harpy that swooped at them from above, but its hooked claws struck the back of Maxi's head.
"Now, then!" Hebaron barked as if determined to rile his subordinate further. "Off we go to face the endearing Sir Riftan, whose hair is parted slightly on the right!"
His ears now burning, Gabel desperately looked to the door. Why must he be forced to listen to this mortifying confession? He was dying to slip away, but it seemed Lady Calypse had no intention of ending this torture.
Clutching his clothes, she yanked him closer with all her strength. At that moment, she locked eyes with Ruth staring at them open-mouthed from behind Riftan.
Slowly the frown left her face and was placed by that cold, empty look he knew her for. She truly lived up to her name. Women were often kinder, warmer. He had never seen a woman like her before. Human or dragon.
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"You don't know what it's like for a day to feel like a year, and a year like an eternity. Nor what it's like to count the seconds, yearning for that person… Only someone who has no idea would ask that of me."
No one dared to speak as they watched the commander's shoulders give a violent shake. The tranquil swishing of the waves filled the air. Riftan gazed over the shifting sea, his face scrunching as if it blinded him. The ship faded as it sailed into the hazy horizon.
"It's as if my heart no longer belongs to me. It ceased to be mine the moment I met you. So… how could you call yourself nothing? How could you be nothing?"
At that precise moment, the knights, who had been quietly watching their quarrel, clapped in unison. Maxi's face flushed as the shame of having a petty argument with her husband in such a public manner finally sunk in.