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[OOM - In the House of Arch]

Jan 23, 2006 10:21

Edmund is pacing ( Read more... )

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prydeful January 26 2006, 04:46:22 UTC

"You're going to wear a hole in the floor, you know," says Kitty, where she's sitting with her legs crossed, a little above the floor.

Her eyes aren't totally shut.

iustus_rex January 26 2006, 04:52:44 UTC

"It's better than wearing a hole in the fabric of the universe?" he offers weakly, after a moment.

He paces over towards her, sliding down the wall to sit with his head almost between his knees, just next to her.

prydeful January 26 2006, 04:56:32 UTC

"Mmm." It's noncomittal.

"Is there a reason you're attempting to dig a trench in our carpet, or is it just for fun?"

Not that she can't guess, but she's wondering if this is better to talk about.

iustus_rex January 26 2006, 04:58:42 UTC

"... it's what Raven said, I think," he says, slowly.

prydeful January 26 2006, 05:01:53 UTC

"Oh?"

It's an invitation to continue, if he wants.

iustus_rex January 26 2006, 05:04:04 UTC

"He said he thought perhaps it was high time she came here."

prydeful January 26 2006, 05:09:17 UTC

"So what do you think?"

iustus_rex January 26 2006, 05:10:53 UTC

"I..."

"I don't know," he admits, after a moment, letting out a sigh.

"So... pacing."

prydeful January 26 2006, 05:12:58 UTC

"Yeah."

She leans over and rests her head on his shoulder.

"I could kill her for you, but it'd be awfully hard to get married with me in the cells."

iustus_rex January 26 2006, 05:24:08 UTC

He leans back against her, head resting against hers.

"Also, I'm... not entirely certain, actually, that she can die," he says, somewhat unwillingly.

He lets out a sigh.

prydeful January 26 2006, 05:26:00 UTC

"Nah, everyone can die. Sometimes it's just more challenging to make it happen than other times."

His shoulder gets kissed, briefly. "She really scares you, doesn't she?"

iustus_rex January 26 2006, 05:31:54 UTC

A faint smile at first, that fades.

"She..."

He trails off, for a moment, as one arm steals around her waist, pulling her closer.

"Yes," he admits, softly. "She does, very much. I think... I think perhaps it is easy to forget that I saw more of her power than the others did. When so much attention is paid to carefully stepping around the subject of the betrayal, it's easier by far simply to avoid the matter altogether. There was far more to her power than the ability to hold Narnia in winter, or to turn people to stone, or to enslave a boy who would be king."

Another sigh, this one silent, as he reaches up to scrub at his face with one hand.

"Or perhaps I am wrong, and they think on it often and keep it well in mind, and simply avoid mentioning it whenever I'm near."

prydeful January 26 2006, 05:35:14 UTC

She elbows him.

Hard. Hard enough it probably hurts, though not badly.

"Give your family some fucking credit."

iustus_rex January 26 2006, 05:36:33 UTC

"... ow," he says, almost thoughtfully.

prydeful January 26 2006, 05:40:24 UTC

"You deserved it," mildly.

iustus_rex January 26 2006, 05:48:15 UTC

"I... know," still thoughtfully, as though he's trying out the words as he says them, and isn't at all certain he does know, although he also apparently suspects he does a great deal.

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