#elyas

First day on the job: babysitting addition

Alexei

The False Dragon - Act I - The Game Begins

‘Maybe you are right’ Elyas said taking the seat beside his sister. ‘But you are wrong if you think that I am about to fault you for wanting some entertainment. I just want you to be careful.’

‘You don’t want me to anger Daemon’ Vaerra countered, her face creasing into a frown. ‘And the least you could do is to have enough decency to be honest with me.’

Elyas sighed. Vaerra was usually a great conversation partner, smart and charming, but whenever she decided to let her temperament lead her all that charm and wit turned into an impenetrable stubbornness.

‘I thought this one goes without saying’ he said, running his fingers through his hair. ‘You know that everything we are, everything we have hinges upon our loyalty Daemon. You cannot risk it on the account of a man you barely know…’

Vaerra smiled above the rim of her goblet, but the look she leveled at him was cold.

‘Don’t take me for a silly little girl, brother’ she said, clicking her nails against the glass.

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hi for the love of god hello

‏ از چاه که آب می‌کشی

‏چای که دم می‌کنی

‏مزه‌ی خون نمی‌دهد؟

- الیاس علوی

As you draw water from a well

and make tea with that water,

doesn't it taste of blood?