[The smile slips off of Sorey's face as Dezel shouts; he reaches up to gently rest a hand on Dezel's wrist, nothing more.
It's not fine. And Dezel likely knows that; Dezel, of all people, would understand that, and as he rails, as he snarls and even shakes Sorey a bit his expression twists into one of sympathetic pain, of sadness, but ultimately of resolve.]
I know, [he murmurs, heart aching for Dezel, but still firm. Because the thing about that is this:
If Sorey goes into this with even a speck of doubt, the malevolence Maotelus carries will swallow him whole. And Maotelus must be purified, or this world will continue to poison itself from the inside out.]
I'm sorry, Dezel, [Sorey whispers, squeezing his wrist.] If there was any other way- [Funny, he didn't think being on this side of the equation would be so hard. Is this how Dezel had felt when he'd begged Sorey to weaponize him?]
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Date: 2016-09-23 04:07 am (UTC)It's not fine. And Dezel likely knows that; Dezel, of all people, would understand that, and as he rails, as he snarls and even shakes Sorey a bit his expression twists into one of sympathetic pain, of sadness, but ultimately of resolve.]
I know, [he murmurs, heart aching for Dezel, but still firm. Because the thing about that is this:
If Sorey goes into this with even a speck of doubt, the malevolence Maotelus carries will swallow him whole. And Maotelus must be purified, or this world will continue to poison itself from the inside out.]
I'm sorry, Dezel, [Sorey whispers, squeezing his wrist.] If there was any other way- [Funny, he didn't think being on this side of the equation would be so hard. Is this how Dezel had felt when he'd begged Sorey to weaponize him?]