Ignorance, My Bliss [39-47/47] Now complete!

[apostlegirl]

Please pardon any errors and enjoy the conclusion! :)  A bit of tease, and the rest is behind the cut.

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Alfred struggled to keep his head remotely level, mind seeming to slosh violently as he shifted slightly, lip quivering as pain prickled down his spine. Thoughts seemed leak from his ears before he could grasp them, the flames beneath

Comments

[kitrinathegreat]

Oh gosh! I started reading this when you first started, but lost track of it. I'm kind of glad that I did because it would have been soooooo hard to wait for the updates! I had a hard time making myself stop reading it just so I could go to bed last night.

That was so amazing that Matthew betrayed Alfred. In hindsight, I can totally see the clues... but I completely mistook them when I was reading. I did keep thinking, however, "gosh, Mattie, why don't you just bind him?!?! It will never end until someone does! And it might as well be Alfred's nice, sweet brother!" When it was clear that Matthew had done just that, I was proud of him at first because I thought he had seen the futility of trying to hide Al forever. Betrayal hadn't occurred to me! D'oh!

I am curious though. Matthew said that now Alfred knows what it feels like to be betrayed. Does that mean Alfred had betrayed him? When was that? 1812 or the Revolution? Or was it referring to something else?

I love the ending! Even though I hate angsty endings, I loved that Alfred's people could still feel him and love him! I loved that glimmer of hope that makes want to shout "America! Fuck yeah!" XD