Time was running out. His brother had already turned the court against him, searching him down like a wounded animal. Coming across Cyrus had been an accident, Ardyn fleeing in the wake of Aera’s death, demons laying wake to his body.
His hands run over the man’s face, cupping him and pressing a bloody kiss to the corner of his mouth, his words frantic, eyes wide in panic and confusion as he simultaneously tries to pull away and pull Cyrus closer.
But loath be it for him to pull Cyrus into this madness.
“Don’t let them see you with me- they will think you a deamon. Run Cyrus- run far away from this land and don’t ever look back, do you hear me? RUN!” / @no-consequence
he hadn’t been at the ceremony.
perhaps it was through the grace of the gods that he hadn’t been but cyrus would be on his way shortly due to being held up attending to things with the other servants. cyrus had finally got to the point where he was able to free himself from his previous appointments to go and join the viewing of the ascension of the king, yet.... here ardyn was- trying to get away like a deer that had been shot in a hunt.
cyrus couldn’t register anything that happened. not even the kiss. he was so caught up in the discord of what was happening that it all felt like a nightmare.
what.... what was on lord ardyns face? why did he look like he was in so much pain? the shock had overrun him as he numbly held the other to him. ❛ what do you mean, lord ardyn? daemon? i don’t understand... ❜ he couldn’t understand. it would have been impossible to given he hadn’t been at the ceremony. there had to be some sort of mistake. there had to be!
❛ master ardyn where is lady aera?! she will vouch for you- what has happened to you? ❜ he dare not run. he wouldn’t just abandon the other. not like this. seeing his king like this in such deplorable condition- had healing the people taken its toll on him? the gods were cruel indeed. ❛ i won’t leave you. they will have to strike me down if if anyone comes to harm you. i won’t allow it. ❜ as he speaks, he begins to try and heal the other. something- anything. there had to be something he could do!