° ✧ the shining star of bright moon

     “  if that is an attempt to rile me you will certainly have to do better then a missed mark.

Perhaps when you are done hiding behind your She-Ra and ruling unprepared on a throne too large for your ability to fill it, you will learn how to duel with words. 

      If I haven’t reduced your kingdom and planet to a state akin to your miserable, pathetic parents that is. ”

              ‘ i’m not trying to RILE you at all. 

   there’s a sense of relief that manages to fill adora … a small grin tugging at her lips as glimmer’s reassuring hand is placed upon her. but it isn’t for too long, a slight tremble as she sits beside the princess ( a tremble she’d desperately hope that glimmer couldn’t feel with her hand upon her ). she’d shift her arms, moving them to protectively cradle herself, tears quiet as they build at the corner of her eyes.  

‘ you’re right … there’s no way she could get here. ’ not with the whispering woods there, at least. but —- that’s what they thought about mystacor, wasn’t it ? she’d attempt a grin, looking towards glimmer.  ‘ shadow weaver is just       she’s different. ’ she’d bury her head into her hands.  

‘ i can’t let anyone else get hurt. ’ a different type of strength laces itself within her words, ‘ i can’t let you get hurt. not again. ’ there’s a shadow that appears in the corner of her eyes as she looks up, gone before she has time to truly react, an audible gasp as she anxiously searched the room once more.  

‘ what if, i’m not strong enough ? ’

     encouragement fills the princess slightly as she notes the smile on adora’s lips. ( and the relieved breath that follows. ) that’s what she’d hoped for. what she’d wanted to see, but it didn’t mean that the talk was over. or the battle. far from it. she lets her hand move down to rub gently at the blond’s back, a gesture promising that she was there, no matter what.

she knows there are tears in both of their eyes that they don’t like to admit, there’s been many times that they’ve been there, but there won’t always be. 

she has faith in that.

‘ that’s right. she can’t. and even if she could… ’ there’s a moment’s pause. glimmer’s not sure what would happen, were shadow weaver to show up in bright moon. but it wouldn’t end well for the witch. ‘ she wouldn’t have time to hurt you. or anyone. ’ a little bit of… humor fills her words, then, and she smiles, ‘ remember when i punched her? i’ll totally do it again. ’

         “  Oh?   Did I hit a nerve?       Isn’t a good thing then that you can run home to cry to your mother-                              Oh.  . . wait…  ”

       “  You know, that’s a good question, why don’t I ask your father-                               Oh wait…  ”

while, yes, it was to be expected that his only child would stand her ground and refuse to take back what she said, but what bothered him was where she learnt such a word.                    ‘ thank you. but… i have to ask, glimmer, where did you learn such a disgraceful word?’

she hesitates, not wanting to really give up the name of her source. but the way her dad’s looking at her… 

             “   – !!!              How dare you??? ”

             ‘ how dare i ??? 

as a deafening silence filled the room, he could only be thankful that angella had not heard their daughter’s… spontaneous outburst condemning the horde.                  ‘ don’t lie to me, young lady. you know that kind of language is forbidden. ‘

really, she probably should be more worried that she’d been caught shouting such things by her father instead of guards this time, but she wouldn’t apologise for the truth.

       “   You kiss your mother with that mouth???   ”

Wow…