Empower
“And not just because I’d never tried to take someone across the realms with me before – other than Lilith, who’d been dead and, well, just different in all the important ways.
Was I being foolish? Yes.
Was I taking a risk with Rainer’s life? Yes.
And therefore with Wilhelm’s partner as well? Yes.
Would I be blamed if things went wrong? Yes.
Would I feel responsible? No doubt.
Did I even want this to work? I didn’t know.
Why was I doing this? Because.
Nyla was a warrior. She was loved completely... by Rudyard. I envied what they’d had.
So often I thought back to the night Griffin and I had gone hunting with them. We’d come across a small farmhouse with exiles and Nyla had gone into attack mode. It had surprised me at first that Rudyard had stood aside and let Nyla take the lead, placing herself in the most danger. I realise now that I was too naive to see that his actions showed a great love and understanding. That was his greatest sacrifice, for her. For them.
I remembered his words: ‘It will do her no favours if I throw myself in the line of fire just to be noble.MoreLess
Was I being foolish? Yes.
Was I taking a risk with Rainer’s life? Yes.
And therefore with Wilhelm’s partner as well? Yes.
Would I be blamed if things went wrong? Yes.
Would I feel responsible? No doubt.
Did I even want this to work? I didn’t know.
Why was I doing this? Because.
Nyla was a warrior. She was loved completely... by Rudyard. I envied what they’d had.
So often I thought back to the night Griffin and I had gone hunting with them. We’d come across a small farmhouse with exiles and Nyla had gone into attack mode. It had surprised me at first that Rudyard had stood aside and let Nyla take the lead, placing herself in the most danger. I realise now that I was too naive to see that his actions showed a great love and understanding. That was his greatest sacrifice, for her. For them.
I remembered his words: ‘It will do her no favours if I throw myself in the line of fire just to be noble.MoreLess
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