tinker tailor soldier spy

“She was like a sword. Her tongue was sharp, she was always ready to fight. She never showed fear. Her eyes only ever showed determination.”

PLOTTING CALL !!

PUPPETEER.

i have something that i must confess.

until it is said, i cannot rest.

go make sure this [ place ] is secure.

there's only so much left we can endure.

whatever you need to say can wait some more.

[ name ], back so soon?

by the gods, what happened to you?

inside we heard a voice.

nothing could prepare us for thе power that awaited inside.

what did this [ place ] hide?

since we left home we've faced a variety of foes from a wide range of places.

we are weak to a power like this.

what was it?

she had us in just two words.

come inside.

damn...

go ahead and rest wherever you like.

i got you.

don't worry, [ name ]'s got you now.

let me bring you all something to eat.

she changed them!

the world does not tend to forgive.

i'm not a player, i'm a puppeteer.

we have to go save them.

let's just cut our losses, you and i, and let's run.

i can hardly sleep now knowing everything we've done.

there's no length i wouldn't go if it was you i had to save.

i can only hope you'd do the same.

i can hear her still and her voice deceives.

this is the price we pay to love.

WOULDN'T YOU LIKE.

i must say what a brilliant speech you gave.

who goes there?

a foe like [ name ] is not to be messed with.

you wanna beat [ pronoun ]?

wouldn't you like a taste of the power?

wouldn't you like to use more than words?

wouldn't you like to have some of thе magic?

wouldn't you like your outcome prefеrred?

she can turn you into an animal that'll end up on her plate.

she can conjure up a monster that'll grind you to the bones.

all you need’s imagination.

don’t thank me, friend. you very well may die!

DONE FOR.

i hope that i've been misinformed.

we seldom get a warm welcome.

did you do something to them?

all i did was reveal their true forms.

i don't know who you are nor why you're here.

i've got people to protect.

i'm not taking chances.

if you makе one wrong move, then you're done for.

i could put a spell on you and you're done for.

you better cower now and flee.

[ name ] gave it to you, didn't he?

okay, fine, yes, but regardless.

you and i are now evenly matched.

our fates are intertwined, they're attached.

you've made your one wrong move, now you're done for.

the last time we let strangers live, we faced a heavy loss.

everyone's true colours are revealed in acts of lust.

i'm not sure i follow.

THERE ARE OTHER WAYS.

there are other ways of persuasion.

there are other modes of control.

there are other means of deceit.

there are other roads to the soul.

there are other actions of passion.

you have so much left to learn.

show me that you're willing to burn.

there is so much power, but there's no puppet here.

forgive me.

back at home, my wife awaits for me.

she is my everything, my [ name ].

it's been twelve long years.

the god of tides is out to end my life.

so i beg you, [ name ], grant us mercy.

there might be a way to evade him.

there might be a way to get home.

it might be your one final hope.

wait, you're helping us?

maybe showing one act of kindness leads to kinder souls down the road.

i have been in love once before.

EDIT : MINA'S DAEMON ROWAN, THE BLUE JAY ( DO NOT REBLOG )

Your daemon would take the form of a blue jay! You are a passionate and talkative individual who is fiercely determined. More so than others with perching bird daemons, those with blue jays have a bold fearlessness and assertiveness. They are communicative and form tight, loyal relationships with others.

when the scale tipped / when you inherited a fight that you were born to lose / it's not your fault

❦❧ VINETHREADED - ind. & priv. pjo oc. ❦❧

become the heirloom of the heaviness you've known / you are so much more than your father's son daughter