Jarek
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Here behind the curtain lies a darkness feeding
Pooled inside, in hunger cries, and still it's eating
Everything I had to hide is all on my sleeve
And behind the curtain lies my soul, I’m bleeding
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Her inability to meet his gaze stirred discomfort within his chest. He had just been starting to feel like events were going to change for the better, and now this only confirmed he was wrong. She had accepted his gift, but maybe she didn’t like it as much as he thought she would. It had given him hope to see her sling it across her neck, it was as beautiful upon her as he had imagined.
Hearing her words delayed when directed at him, made him feel as though he was about to be judged. That he would be forced to atone for all his previous mistakes. It felt as though time had frozen in that very moment and he stood and waited for his sentence to be passed. Was she about to tell him he could rightly go jump off a cliff for daring to ask her such a question?
But no, there it was she finished her sentence and finally he had words to call her by. It seemed just as quickly as he had gotten this new tantalizing piece of information she was fleeing him once more. Her rapid speech allowed him to piece together that she was still uncomfortable and would rather not be around him. He dared not speak her name, as she seemed distracted and uncomfortable.
“My pleasure, enjoy the rest of your evening.” he said softly in his graveled voice as he watched her leave, unsure if she would even hear his reply. Just as quickly as she seemed to be within grasp she had disappeared amongst the crowds with a jingling of bells. There was clearly something not quite right. She didn’t seem to appreciate what it was he had to offer. He felt like if only he could let her see what he could see for them, then maybe she would understand.
He would be persistent, but they were fated; it would only be a matter of time before the gods drew them closer. For now, he would ensure as best as he could that she was safe. He needed to learn more about the way this land operated. His mind regurgitated her speech back in slow motion. She had been planning on meeting someone here. But who and for what? There was little chance he would find her now in these crowds, and pursuing her felt like it would only make her run. Was the whole issue that she already loved another?
What they would have would stretch beyond what was reasonable for normal mortals to experience. A connection so deep that the gods themselves had yearned for it to be formed. Galloping together through space and time, to be together now. The dreams he had experienced of them running together, in instride mentally and physically. Oneday it would happen, he would need to be patient and it seemed there were yet some things he needed to figure out. Why exactly did she want to avoid him?
@Torielle
