He moved from behind her to face her, bending slightly so that she could see his eyes on level ground. His hands pulled her hair back again, palms to cheek, fingers gripping lightly the back of her head.
"You gave your loyalty to me," he said in a voice that was almost far more human than usual. It wasn't demanding or short, it was stating the seriousness of that. He didn't want her at the hands of some other god, she was his. "Did you understand the seriousness in that?" He brushed a strand of hair back from over her eyes. "What that meant for me?"
He had been hurt in the same way Chelsea had told her. He may not be a man that many felt could even carry such emotions, but the years of raising a kid opened him up a little more.
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Date: 2011-09-19 10:30 pm (UTC)"You gave your loyalty to me," he said in a voice that was almost far more human than usual. It wasn't demanding or short, it was stating the seriousness of that. He didn't want her at the hands of some other god, she was his. "Did you understand the seriousness in that?" He brushed a strand of hair back from over her eyes. "What that meant for me?"
He had been hurt in the same way Chelsea had told her. He may not be a man that many felt could even carry such emotions, but the years of raising a kid opened him up a little more.