@ikumkani said :Ā "we are bonded, you and i." he mentions just above a whisper, his glass finally leaving his lips: a smile takes it's place. he's moved closer, their shoulders touching, and his eyes stay on the sorcerer with a silent tenderness. "bast made sure of that. does that bother you?" the king cant's his head upwards, smile never fading.
ššš¬š , Ā ššš„š¢š§š Ā šš²šš¬Ā š š„š¢š§šš¢š§š Ā š”šš„š - ššš«šØšš¢šØš®š¬ , š”šš„š - š„šØšÆš¢š§š .Ā Ā Ā she who had come to strange in guises before ,Ā and held his head gently between fur , claw .Ā Ā Ā had he died , vishanti knew who would claim his soul ------ yet , the goddess spoke to him , in words deepened by a soft , lulling purr .Ā the quiet of death had crept in behind her swishing tail .
the sorcerer remained ,Ā beyond death .Ā protected .Ā untouched by any withered , dry hand that may threaten his immortal existence .
heād considered tāchallaās words now ,Ā though it was merely a simpleĀ gathering .Ā stephen sipped at his wine gently ,Ā allowing the soft burn to roll past his throat . the notion weighed heavy . but it wasnāt something unheard of .Ā all it was , was unexpected ( had agamotto been keeping something from him ? ) .
ā it doesnāt , actually .Ā there are many other an extraordinary thing iāve experienced . āĀ Ā Ā his smile is light , allowing whatever heād felt earlier to be put at ease .Ā it had came with the king of the dead :Ā a sensation as heād entered ,Ā strangeās gaze finding him .Ā heād felt heād willed such a wish to see himĀ &Ā Ā know him .Ā Ā
the others had indulged in the dinner victor had provided ,Ā as two stood aside , wine glasses emptying .Ā
strange welcomes the kingās touch , Ā his presence . Ā Ā ā butĀ . . .Ā i find her motives curious .Ā i can only wonder why .Ā ā