sharp as a knife

Capri side chars batch #1

Like… that was it, the fight was over. Auguste was stronger in the end. It was probably the first time anyone has ever disarmed Damen on the field, and in that frozen moment of shock and disbelief, Auguste could have pressed the advantage and killed Damen right then.

But Auguste still let Damen pick up the sword again. Let him have a fair chance to go down with a weapon in his hand.

Because I think Auguste looked into his eyes and saw, for a moment, a younger brother who was in way over his head. A younger brother who was only here because his father had expectations and Damen was trying so hard to meet them. A younger brother who is scared and alone and too young for any of this, who should have been back home reading books and riding his horse while his father and older brother kept him safe.