[He struggles a moment longer, then falls limp in his bindings. The tears fall freely. Even if he could stop them, he wouldn't have the energy for it.
Funny. He thought he'd reached rock bottom and yet here he was, dangling above a bottomless pit. Ekkehardt's dying, Avery knows he's going to die when his magic runs out, and even now the only thing Ekkehardt can do is blame himself.
Doesn't he get it?
Doesn't he see?
He's the one who stuck with her for this long. He's the one who ignored all the warning signs. How clingy she could be, how jealous she could get, the little things she did to get her way, the way he would always have to maneuver to make things right... People don't go from 0 to murder that quickly. It had all been right there.
And he'd spent all this time trying to better himself, just for her--a man trying to shine brightly for a monster. And look where he was now. Look what happened to the people who really did care about him.
Shining brightly, only to be snuffed out in the dark... How hideously fitting.
Avery smiles and chuckles, his head lowered, but he doesn't reply to Ekkehardt.
There's screaming outside. Distant. Terrified. All because of a love-blind fool. What a prince! What a knight in shining armor! The damsel in distress fell in love with the dragon and was eaten alive. What a nice story.]
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Funny. He thought he'd reached rock bottom and yet here he was, dangling above a bottomless pit. Ekkehardt's dying, Avery knows he's going to die when his magic runs out, and even now the only thing Ekkehardt can do is blame himself.
Doesn't he get it?
Doesn't he see?
He's the one who stuck with her for this long. He's the one who ignored all the warning signs. How clingy she could be, how jealous she could get, the little things she did to get her way, the way he would always have to maneuver to make things right... People don't go from 0 to murder that quickly. It had all been right there.
And he'd spent all this time trying to better himself, just for her--a man trying to shine brightly for a monster. And look where he was now. Look what happened to the people who really did care about him.
Shining brightly, only to be snuffed out in the dark... How hideously fitting.
Avery smiles and chuckles, his head lowered, but he doesn't reply to Ekkehardt.
There's screaming outside. Distant. Terrified. All because of a love-blind fool. What a prince! What a knight in shining armor! The damsel in distress fell in love with the dragon and was eaten alive. What a nice story.]