[ His hand in hers twitches. This swelling urge to speak is as unnatural as the force that beckoned them inside the temple. On the first day, he resolved to maintain his silence before this very altar. Now, that resolve falters for reasons beyond his control.
What does Rawna stand to gain from loosening his lips? His affairs have no bearing on this world. Most of all, the secret that bubbles up his throat is one that should never leave his treasonous lips; it's his to carry with him to the end of his days, just like the truths that'll never be heard,.yet there's a desperate need to give it a voice here in the dim candlelight. Is this a trial of some sort?
The gods never did grant him the mercy for which he'd once begged and pleaded. With his gaze fixed on the altar, Somnus can't stop himself from making a confession. ]
I am naught but a monster.
[ In the deafening silence, his voice permeates the temple hall. His face burns. For now, the secret is safe. ]
or just perish
What does Rawna stand to gain from loosening his lips? His affairs have no bearing on this world. Most of all, the secret that bubbles up his throat is one that should never leave his treasonous lips; it's his to carry with him to the end of his days, just like the truths that'll never be heard,.yet there's a desperate need to give it a voice here in the dim candlelight. Is this a trial of some sort?
The gods never did grant him the mercy for which he'd once begged and pleaded. With his gaze fixed on the altar, Somnus can't stop himself from making a confession. ]
I am naught but a monster.
[ In the deafening silence, his voice permeates the temple hall. His face burns. For now, the secret is safe. ]