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 Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:08 pm
"I care for me and protect myself," he eyed her critical. "What? Oh come on, I know you're not scared of me or anything like that. I bet if you really wanted to you could have a bolt of lightning come out of the sky and kill me on the spot."
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:40 pm
Lady Eliza tilted her head at him. "I am not afraid of you. I, too, am capable of protecting myself, it is true. I am not a loner by choice. I do not understand why anyone would choose to be alone."
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:41 pm
He shrugged and answered simply, "It's easier."
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:17 pm
"Easier," Lady Eliza repeated.
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:18 pm
"Well, yeah," he shrugged. "No responsibilities except to yourself..."
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:33 pm
"No one to help you share those responsibilities, either," Lady Eliza commented.
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Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:43 pm
"That just means I take on less in general..."
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:57 am
"Means you live less in general."
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:21 pm
"Now how do you figure that?" he asked arching an eyebrow.
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:50 am
"You live through the people you are with. The worthieness of your life is proven by the other lives you have affected. Since you are alone, you have affected no one, you have lived less." Lady Eliza answered.
((Note: I have no idea if that makes sense. Probably not. Head is starting to spin again.))
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:19 am
"And exactly how many lives have you affected, Miss Eliza?" he asked.
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:13 am
Lady Eliza looked away. "I was leader of an entire clan. So a great many."
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:55 am
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:00 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:01 pm
"I am...sorry," he said quietly. Even Harkin wasn't that cold.
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