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| Sonja | 27 May 2010, 20:18 Post #3151 |
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'I - no. You torment me, but not cruel.' She was far too delicate for that. Not that one needed strength to walk away on someone. Quick feet would suffice. He put his hand in her hair, enjoying the soft springing of the curls against his fingers. It was sweet torment she put him through. |
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| Marieke | 27 May 2010, 20:24 Post #3152 |
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‘Oh gods, Morcant, I never intended to.’ Wasn’t tormenting someone cruel, then? She struggled to get away from him. His fingers brushed forcefully through her hair as she moved her head away. She slumped back down on the blankets. |
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| Sonja | 27 May 2010, 20:30 Post #3153 |
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He fell down on his knees next to her, taking her hands in his. If her fingers were ice, his felt like a consuming fire. 'Please don't flee from me,' he said hoarsely. 'I will not hurt you.' Morcant willed her to understand what he could not explain himself. |
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| Marieke | 27 May 2010, 20:38 Post #3154 |
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Her lips trembled briefly. She didn’t know how to respond at all. If she fled from him, his heart would probably break. She looked down. 'I...I know you don't want to.' |
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| Sonja | 27 May 2010, 20:45 Post #3155 |
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He put his fingers underneath her chin to lift up her face. What else had this man, this Udd Wyll, told her? Morcant tried to read it in her eyes, but he was either unable to do so, or there was simply nothing to see except her fear and the tears that may be forming behind her lashes that moment. He held his breath, looking for words where there were none to express himself with. Actions would just have to do then. Morcant bent forward and pressed his lips against hers again. |
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| Marieke | 27 May 2010, 20:57 Post #3156 |
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Oh, Morcant. She just wished she could make up her mind about all of this. Like before, he made her feel as the tide coming up, washing over her. Her body pressed back as he leaned forward. Rufus had been more forward, putting his tongue in her mouth, Morcant was only brushing her lips, but the pressure was increasing. If she broke apart now, Essylt thought he might return to that bitter, cold exterior. That would hurt. But he was right: she was frightened that he wanted something that would hurt her. |
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| Sonja | 27 May 2010, 21:03 Post #3157 |
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This time he'd prepared himself for a lack of reaction out of her, and he pulled away soon. He was breathing heavily. He really wanted to feel every curve of her body and tell her again and again how beautiful she was, but she still looked so frightened. And no wonder, after being molested by that bastard Roman. 'I'm sorry,' he finally managed. 'You're too beautiful, Essylt.' |
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| Marieke | 27 May 2010, 21:11 Post #3158 |
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‘Thank you,’ she muttered softly. If she indeed had fey blood in her veins, this was not so surprising. ‘I think…I think you deserve it, Morcant. It’s not like I never think about…that, those sort of things.’ Oh, this was uncomfortable. She just did not want to hurt him. What she had told Udd Wyll was true: to love people meant that she could hurt them. Look at her mother. Look at father. And Morcant, who felt like she was tormenting him. ‘I don’t know if I’m the one you want…Not if I turn out to be some creature that breaks hearts.’ |
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| Sonja | 27 May 2010, 21:16 Post #3159 |
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'I do know that you are.' He only hoped he could curb the passion in his voice, since he did not want to frighten her anymore. 'But if you don't want me, you must tell me.' He steeled himself for the no that would most likely follow now. |
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| Marieke | 27 May 2010, 21:22 Post #3160 |
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Her hands were clammy. She felt like he wanted her to decide right now, and she wasn’t sure that she could. ‘It’s not…Morcant, you know I care for you – you’re the only one I knew I could run to.’ This wasn’t helping. |
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| Sonja | 27 May 2010, 21:29 Post #3161 |
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It wasn't a no, and it wasn't a yes. Morcant wasn't really sure it was even a maybe - perhaps she'd avoided the question alltogether. And perhaps that was for the best, too. He bit on the inside of his cheek, gently releasing her fingers so that she could pull her hands from his if she wanted to. |
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| Marieke | 27 May 2010, 21:33 Post #3162 |
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‘This…it’s probably easier for you,’ she said softly. ‘You live free. I’m sure you never had to wait until marriage; besides, you’re a man…’ |
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| Sonja | 27 May 2010, 21:37 Post #3163 |
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'I would not press myself upon you like the Roman tried,' he said defensively. But wasn't he doing just that, only differently? The thought sent cold shivers down his spine. |
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| Marieke | 27 May 2010, 21:42 Post #3164 |
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She shook her head. ‘If I had screamed and struggled, I don’t think he would have pressed on. But that’s not the point.’ Oh, this was so hard. Again, her body compared his touch to Morcant’s. Softly, she said: ‘When I do it…I’d rather have you do it than him.’ |
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| Sonja | 27 May 2010, 21:53 Post #3165 |
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He didn't want to move, afraid that if he did it'd shatter the fragile moment like glass. But there was an undeniable feeling of triumph spreading through his abdomen, knowing that she preferred him over the Roman. Then he pushed some curls behind her ear. 'That's - only when you want to,' he said, his voice rough and hoarse. |
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| Marieke | 27 May 2010, 21:57 Post #3166 |
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‘There were some moments…’ Like when she had woken up with the memory of his kisses in her neck. Of course, he had never really done that. Essylt swallowed. ‘How do you know when you’re in love?’ |
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| Sonja | 27 May 2010, 22:05 Post #3167 |
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'I don't know,' he answered honestly. 'I'd go through fire for you, Essylt, without a second thought. If that's being in love, then I am in love with you. I do know that it's something I've never felt before.' |
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| Marieke | 27 May 2010, 22:12 Post #3168 |
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His words moved something inside of her, like the strings on a harp. Essylt moved forward soundlessly, sliding her arms around his neck and burying her face in the hollow between his chin and collarbone. The visions in the pool flashed before her eyes; they were like spirits that spiraled around her head, haunting her. If he died, whether it was because she could not contain this darkness Udd Wyll had mentioned, or by some other cause, she was sure her body would break like an empty vessel. She blinked and blinked, seeing nothing but smelling the woodland and fire scent of him all the more. He was real now, beside her. He loved her, maybe. In any case, he was the truest thing amisds a hurdle of dreams and would-be’s and uncanny events. She was crying again. |
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| Sonja | 27 May 2010, 22:17 Post #3169 |
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Oh, gods. Why did she have to press herself against him when it was all he could do to control his urges? When she started crying, Morcant wrapped his arms around her, pulling her back to kiss the tears off her face. His lips found hers again and he trembled in his desire. |
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| Marieke | 27 May 2010, 22:23 Post #3170 |
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‘I’m sorry,’ she said through the tears, when he drew back for a moment. ‘I’m sorry…I’m making this worse.' She felt him trembling against her like she had been trembling herself. The cause must be utterly different. Or maybe not. There was a deep quiver where his hand touched her. It felt lower than before, closer to her breast. |
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| Sonja | 27 May 2010, 22:33 Post #3171 |
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Maybe he should go stand outside, in the cold? No, he couldn't get up even if he wanted to. 'It's okay,' he said quietly and shifted until she lay more comfortably in his arms. One of his hands traced her arm from shoulder to fingertips. Breathing, that was key. Breathe, and focus on other things. If only he could focus on other things than the way her waist curved into her hips and the feeling of her breasts pressing against his chest. |
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| Marieke | 27 May 2010, 22:38 Post #3172 |
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She tried to lay still, but his touch made her shudder; her arm was sensitive, especially on the inside of her elbow. ‘It’s funny,’ she mumbled after a while. ‘If you had not kidnapped me, I wouldn’t ever have had a friend who’d tell me he’d…go through fire for me.’ |
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| Sonja | 27 May 2010, 22:41 Post #3173 |
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'If I had not kidnapped you, I'd still be making a mess out of things.' And she would have had a perfectly normal life, with her little brother and father, and maybe even her mother. Morcant slid downwards a bit, pressing a kiss on the top of her head. His hand rested on the dell of her waist, with him trying his best to keep it there. |
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| Marieke | 27 May 2010, 22:44 Post #3174 |
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‘If someday I went home,’ she ventured carefully, very aware of the warmth that his hand spread on the places it dwelled over her, ‘would you come after me?’ |
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| Sonja | 27 May 2010, 22:50 Post #3175 |
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'I would follow you into the Otherworld itself,' he stated. Why was her scent so intoxicating? A field full of blooming flowers in the middle of spring was nothing compared to it. He wanted to wrap his body around her, taste that sweet mouth all night long and press his hot fingers against her cool skin. Almost out of its own accord, his hand wandered down her upper leg. |
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| Marieke | 27 May 2010, 22:55 Post #3176 |
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‘I don’t think I want to go there myself,’ she answered, thinking about her own, strange owl form. ‘It’s dangerous there. I don’t think he is dangerous for me. But it’s still…still…different. Like things are less real there.’ Not so real as his hand below her hip, at least. It was very soft. ‘Morcant.’ |
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| Sonja | 27 May 2010, 23:08 Post #3177 |
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'Hmm. Yes? What is it?' he asked, pulling his mind from the images it was creating, almost of its own accord. |
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| Marieke | 27 May 2010, 23:13 Post #3178 |
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‘I think something’s going to happen on that hill. I’ve seen it again and again…I keep dreaming about it. Always this girl; she’s got brown her, and she does something with that stone. She must be important. But I don’t know who she is.’ He had told her that maybe she was exactly where she ought to be. But what if the images meant something else? What if they were warnings to stay away from here, because she, Essylt, would one day doom them all? ‘She always looks so sad. But brave.’ |
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| Sonja | 27 May 2010, 23:22 Post #3179 |
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'I don't know a girl who answers to that description,' he muttered and stroked the side of her face, his fingers trailing down her neck. 'Not here, in any case.' He knew rather certain that her dreams would come true, though he still wondered whether or not the course of things could be changed. He had almost drowned, after all, as she had dreamt. 'Is it the same dream with the horse and the monster?' he asked. |
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| Marieke | 27 May 2010, 23:27 Post #3180 |
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‘Yes, sometimes.’ Her eyelids fluttered shut as his hand moved up her face, before it dwelled down into her neck. ‘There was a monster now; he came from the woods. I didn’t see a horse, but I think the horse comes after the beast anyway.’ And he had been dead, or at least washed out over the ground like he had been carried there by the sea. ‘I’ve seen things tonight that frighten me. Really scare me. Udd Wyll said that it might not be my choice to devastate everything around here, but rather where I wanted to be, but – I don’t think I could ever make the decision to fly away. Though…perhaps it’s better that I would.’ She said it very softly, those last words. |
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