Trying to make things right

[hammerofhell]

Hans von Hammer, a crafty, clever man by anyone's estimation, and even a bit brilliant when it came to the specific subject of dogfighting, was also prone to bouts of undeniable stupidity.  Oh, it wasn't the kind the stupidity that came from being dumb, no, it was the kind of stupidity that came from simply not thinking things through as well as he

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[vicioussweetie]

The answer, a bit delayed in coming, is short. But it may also be a relief.

This is your home. You're always welcome here.

[hammerofhell]

Indeed it is, and possibly a good sign. He must do what he can to make things right, but it has not been so much as it has torn things completely asunder.

Hans arrives quickly, true to his word.

"My love," he begins. If allowed, he will embrace her. "I... do not know how I can begin to apologize for what I have done."

[vicioussweetie]

He's allowed. He'd even find it returned. But she is not quite as enthusiastic as she once was.

"You can't."

[hammerofhell]

He would not have expected it to be, truthfully.

"No," he says quietly, "I did not imagine that I could. What I have done, the pain I have caused you, I would never intend to do such a thing... and yet I have."