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Bound By Duty.

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ind. inquisitor lavellan.
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     Upon arrival back to the camp at long last, time seemed almost nonexistent to the Mage. There was the sudden bustle of activity, Healers checking him over to make sure he was unharmed, then he was herded into a nearby tent and told to rest. 

                    As if sleep could come to him so easily.

     Nomine lay there and stared at the roof of the tent, thinking over today’s occurrences with a scowl on his features. Such a look was quite rare to be found but after being held as prisoner, though it was a short amount of time, he found himself feeling bitter. Relieved, of course, but bitter. The bitterness, however, was more directed at himself rather than his captors who now lay dead in the crumbling stone of what was undeniably once a fine castle. Understandably his magic was still weak--  in development , Grand Enchanter Fiona had said, but to have been overwhelmed so easily should have been a disgrace. One of the Inquisition Soldiers unfortunate enough to have been the first to fall went down fighting-- but him? He nearly cried.      Such thoughts made his scowl deepen further, the outside world nonexistent as the mental cascade of abuse hurtled around in his head.

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@lovely-little-jewel ⦗ Hello! ⦘ 

Protective sentence starters??

          ❝ D-Dorian, no! Stand back! Stay… Stay out o-of this! I can- nngh… handle it!

     Judging by the limp arm currently being clutched by his good hand- Nero Lavellan could in fact not handle it. Pain creased his brow and blood seeped through his hand, coating his fingers and dripping onto the floor. He was an idiot- a moron for thinking he could fight a handful of bandits on his own out here.     Of course he was going to get injured and cornered. Such was what had happened now where he had been pressed up against a tree, daggers abandoned to the side from where he had carelessly dropped them whilst his blue and green eyes glared hard at the men in front of him. They slowly approached him now, circling him almost as if they were the predators and he were the prey. The almighty Inquisitor- to die at the hands of lowlives. Seemed quite ironic, didn’t it?

                    The last thing he wanted was for his mage companion to in fact notice his predicament and perhaps get hurt in the process of trying to defend the dear Herald.

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     Those words, although simple, seemed to brighten Nero’s mood somewhat. His ears had perked up and his eyes held a spark in it that not many saw. Being Inquisitor was a difficult business, one that was trying and frustrating but also rewarding and fulfilling at the same time so it was little wonder as to why the Elf had sought out peace and solitude outside of Skyhold int he first place. However now the reassurance of the mage now made such an important role just a little but less tiring.

          I... Th-Thank you, Dorian. it m-means a lot to me.

                    A pause.      He was being given an option of what to do? This was new. Usually his spare time was taken up with boring over notes and maps, planning the next action of defence or attack-- and alone no less. 

          The li-library is usually wh-where I like to go.

     Although he was rarely seen in their of his own accord, as he was usually found there only to converse with his companions. But now that the Tevinter had offered, he highly desired to curl up in one of the corners of the library and be lost in a good book. Such was a luxury for him.

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"Everything will be okay." ⦗ If it isn't a problem! ⦘

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Send “everything will be okay” to take care of my injured muse.

Well this was bollocks.

Dorian had been focusing so hard on picking off enemies going after his companions he hadn’t even noticed the Red Lyrium Soldier that had come up behind him. The Soldier was able to slam the pommel of his sword against the side of the Mage’s head, causing the mage to stumble and black out.

He was sure he’d wake up dead, but he woke up alive and with such a pounding headache the prior seemed more appealing. He kept his eyes squeezed shut against the pain muttering curses under his breath. Dorian felt fingers moving through his hair and the chill of a salve on his scalp and his eyes snapped open. 

Nero was beside him, the battle had been won while Dorian lay sprawled and drooling in the dirt. The elf’s assurance that everything would be OK was almost lost among the ringing in Dorian’s ears. The Altus managed a strained smile, 

“I have no doubts about that. Don’t fret about me Inquisitor, I’m fine. Just a wounded pride and the mother of all hang-overs.”

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     Nero would not deny the horror in which he felt once he had heard the cry of pain behind him, a sound he had much rather not listen to again. Once he had turned, his eyes had locked onto the Soldier that had attacked the Tevinter and he had immediately attacked with a ferociousness that many did not see of their Inquisitor. He would later deny that he had lost control of himself to his other companions, merely reasoning himself he was protective of his friends. Which was true-- many had joined the Inquisition since the breach had first opened, and some of which he had grown to be rather close of.

     It did not take long for the Red Soldier to fall under the Elf’s hand- nor did it take long for him to fall beside the felled Mage, checking over him for injuries and praying to whatever God would listen that he was still alive.

                    A head wound.                          He could deal with this.

     Ignoring the last shreds of fighting being him, the Inquisitor had uncapped a bottle of salve from his belt with his teeth and spat the cork elsewhere. With quick hands, he had coated his fingers in the liquid and then pressed them to Dorian’s head, brushing away hair and wiping away blood to get the wound which bled sluggishly now.      He didn’t know when he had started mumbling meaningless nothings into the air-- nor did he now who it was meant to comfort.

          ❝ Dorian...

                    A deep breath-- an exhale of relief.

          ❝ You were hit. On the head. Hard. I should have been checking around better-- if I hadn’t been so focussed on that one Templar, this wouldn’t have happened. ❞

     Shaking off the guilt, Lavellan slowly helped his companion into a sitting position. It mattered not anymore. Dorian was fine, nothing a day of rest and a potion could not fix. The Tevinter would be back to his charming self in no time with little to no damages apart from to his ego.

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@blue-eyedtemplar ⦗ Hello there! ⦘

Symbol Meme - Affectionate/Nice Edition

♬ - Singing to them

     As the Inquisitor, Nero found that sleep unfortunately did not come to him as easily as he would have hoped for. The weight of his unwanted duty stubbornly clung to the back of his mind, making a sound rest elude him to the point of frustration. Thus was the reason he had found himself boring over texts in the library under candlelight in the dead of the night.

                    And that was how the Templar had found him.

      He remembered recruiting her into the Inquisition a few weeks ago, but had little interaction with her until now- she had provided a worthy distraction from the paper and sore eyes despite the conversation being just trivial chatter.  But when she had started singing… the relaxation such a simple action had caused made the Elf believe that it was caused by magic.

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          ❝ I am glad to h-have you along in the Inquisition.

     Nero admired her ability to correct her mistake and seemingly push what had happened to the side. Whether to use it as blackmail or genuinely leave it be was a mystery to him, but the later idea formed some comfort to the Rouge. His secret was safe-- and in the process he made his chest feel a lot lighter than it had since this entire ordeal had started.

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@lovely-little-jewel ⦗ Hello! ⦘ 

Protective sentence starters??

          ❝ D-Dorian, no! Stand back! Stay… Stay out o-of this! I can- nngh… handle it!

     Judging by the limp arm currently being clutched by his good hand- Nero Lavellan could in fact not handle it. Pain creased his brow and blood seeped through his hand, coating his fingers and dripping onto the floor. He was an idiot- a moron for thinking he could fight a handful of bandits on his own out here.     Of course he was going to get injured and cornered. Such was what had happened now where he had been pressed up against a tree, daggers abandoned to the side from where he had carelessly dropped them whilst his blue and green eyes glared hard at the men in front of him. They slowly approached him now, circling him almost as if they were the predators and he were the prey. The almighty Inquisitor- to die at the hands of lowlives. Seemed quite ironic, didn’t it?

                    The last thing he wanted was for his mage companion to in fact notice his predicament and perhaps get hurt in the process of trying to defend the dear Herald.

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                    A weak flinch in an attempt to dislodge the hand on his face.

     It took Nero only a second to calm and allow the touch to his scarred face. His gaze lifted from the ground and his eyes locked with the taller man, filled with hurt and uncertainty and-- were those tears?

          ❝ I... be-being In-Inquisitor is d-difficult so-sometimes...

                    A shy admission, uttered meekly and quietly.

          ❝ Bu-But it should be me say-saying sorry... I should h-have informed the guards or Cullen. I just-- desired to be al-alone for a while.

    The comfort the warm hand on his face caused was surprising, but the Elf held no arguments against it. However he did want to argue about it once the touch was removed. He had almost asked Dorian to put it back there-- almost.

          ❝ I am yet to learn how to p-play either, Dorian.

     He hadn’t even heard of the second game. Perhaps that was due to his varied upbringing. Nevertheless, a smile wormed its way onto freckled cheeks, followed by a content twitch of his ears beneath his hair.

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          ❝ T-Take a potion; it should he-help a little bit.
     Nomine commented, wincing visibly at the obvious pain he had caused to Arsai. He wished he could do more to soothe the other Elf but even that small healing spell had sapped him nearly to the point of exhaustion. His magic was still weak, almost nonexistent, and he estimated it would be until they got to Skyhold at the very least and he could have a proper rest to sleep off anything he endured here.
          ❝ M-Maybe we sh-should get out of h-here n-now?
                    The less time spent here the better.

“Once we return to the camp, I can restock and get one in me. As of right now however, I’ve run out and I’m sure they didn’t leave the lot of you with anything that would prove to aid you. “ 

He gestured for the other scouts to help Mika with walking since he looked ready to pass out even with the collar removed. 

“There is an Inquisition camp nearby that’s awaiting our return with everyone. Come come.” 

     The Elf almost collapsed once he even attempted to walk unaided-- the help of the Scout’s being somewhat useful in the exhausting journey back to the camp. It seemed more like a chore to put one foot in front of the other rather than a regular menial action Nomine did every day. He concluded quietly to himself that he would end up in a situation like this so easily again- he would not be so easily overpowered like he was before.

     He was ashamed to admit or even think about his reaction to the attack-- standing there and trembling whilst his party were slain before his eyes and others wounded. It was pathetic, nothing that was expected of an Inquisiton soldier. He’d do better next time- he would be strong and show every body else what he was capable of.

     A watchful eye was kept on Arsai despite his lingering tiredness, worry clouding over blue and green orbs. It would be no surprise that the Elf was still in pain and it pained the mage to know that eh could do nothing to help; even in the time it took to get from the ruins to the campsite.

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     Pleased at the confirmation, Nomine decided to put his newly learned skills to the test. With a furrowed brow and a face that defined concentration, he focused what little magic he had on the wound before him. He had done this before- many times with Grand Enchanter Fiona. She had taught him how to heal cuts and bruises- and injuries that could not be seen beneath skin.  A warning would have been uttered to the Herald, telling him that the fixing process would be painful. But words costed concentration- and concentration was something that the Mage could not lose. His scarred hands shook, an unfortunate result of his abuse, but the magic knitted Arsai’s bones back together. It was a slow process, especially with so little magic the Elf possessed, but it was enough to heal it just enough it would only cause a minor aching for the Inquisitor.
          ❝ D-Done!
                    A weak grin, but a grin nonetheless, and a perk up of his pointy ears.
          ❝ How do-does it f-feel?

He bit back his groan, the fingers of his other hand digging into his side as the bones set back into place. It was indeed painful. Almost as if he’d broken it all over again after the pain had already dulled into a small throb. He wouldn’t show how painful it was, not in front of the others. He had an image to uphold after all. 

When he was told the work was done, Asrai gave his arm a few movements, slow and careful as he got used to the feeling 

“It’s much better. Not quite as painful as it was a moment ago. Thank-you.”  

          ❝ T-Take a potion; it should he-help a little bit.

     Nomine commented, wincing visibly at the obvious pain he had caused to Arsai. He wished he could do more to soothe the other Elf but even that small healing spell had sapped him nearly to the point of exhaustion. His magic was still weak, almost nonexistent, and he estimated it would be until they got to Skyhold at the very least and he could have a proper rest to sleep off anything he endured here.

          ❝ M-Maybe we sh-should get out of h-here n-now?

                    The less time spent here the better.

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@lovely-little-jewel ⦗ Hello! ⦘ 

Protective sentence starters??

          ❝ D-Dorian, no! Stand back! Stay… Stay out o-of this! I can- nngh… handle it!

     Judging by the limp arm currently being clutched by his good hand- Nero Lavellan could in fact not handle it. Pain creased his brow and blood seeped through his hand, coating his fingers and dripping onto the floor. He was an idiot- a moron for thinking he could fight a handful of bandits on his own out here.     Of course he was going to get injured and cornered. Such was what had happened now where he had been pressed up against a tree, daggers abandoned to the side from where he had carelessly dropped them whilst his blue and green eyes glared hard at the men in front of him. They slowly approached him now, circling him almost as if they were the predators and he were the prey. The almighty Inquisitor- to die at the hands of lowlives. Seemed quite ironic, didn’t it?

                    The last thing he wanted was for his mage companion to in fact notice his predicament and perhaps get hurt in the process of trying to defend the dear Herald.

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     It was difficult, trying to keep up with Dorian’s large and purposeful strides but he didn't dare complain. That and the burning shame that made a heavy blush crawl up his face made him somewhat skittish and tentative to say anything should he foul his companion’s mood further. He could hear the voices whispering around him and his ears seemingly drooped lower, trying to block out the already forming rumours. It wouldn’t be surprising if Mother Giselle jumped on these very rumours in a bid to turn members of the Inquisition against the Mage considering how eager she was to be rid of him when he arrived in Skyhold.

     The hand on his shoulder brought him out of his thoughts, but also earned a visible flinch from the Elf. Despite this, his gaze remained fixated on the ground to ensure he couldn't see the rage in Dorian’s eyes.

          ❝ F-Fine.

                    A pathetic answer, really.

     Nero was still guilty and ashamed. Dorian was correct in what he said- his actions were foolish and moronic. Going out on his own? Idiotic. He should have known better as the Inquisitor! Though he had only really wanted to get away from that- he never really wanted to be the Inquisitor. He never wanted to be the acclaimed Herald of Andraste, either. He needed a break from all of that, all of the responsibility, and so he took one- it just so happened Bandits were out there too.

                    The Gods enjoyed troubling him so.

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@blue-eyedtemplar ⦗ Hello there! ⦘

Symbol Meme - Affectionate/Nice Edition

♬ - Singing to them

     As the Inquisitor, Nero found that sleep unfortunately did not come to him as easily as he would have hoped for. The weight of his unwanted duty stubbornly clung to the back of his mind, making a sound rest elude him to the point of frustration. Thus was the reason he had found himself boring over texts in the library under candlelight in the dead of the night.

                    And that was how the Templar had found him.

      He remembered recruiting her into the Inquisition a few weeks ago, but had little interaction with her until now- she had provided a worthy distraction from the paper and sore eyes despite the conversation being just trivial chatter.  But when she had started singing… the relaxation such a simple action had caused made the Elf believe that it was caused by magic.

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           ❝...❞

     The Inquisitor began to feel somewhat comforted by those words. The Templar was correct- people would not see him differently because of his past. He was the Herald of Andraste, he fought demons day in and day out when prior to that he had never even seen one whilst travelling with his clan. 

          ❝ N-No, it’s alright. I... I think I needed that.❞

     Nero looked back up, ears slowly beginning to perk back up as his mood lifted. The tears in his eyes were gone and he wiped away the tracks the previous ones left on his freckled cheeks.

          ❝ Thank you.

                    A genuine smile.

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@lovely-little-jewel ⦗ Hello! ⦘ 

Protective sentence starters??

          ❝ D-Dorian, no! Stand back! Stay… Stay out o-of this! I can- nngh… handle it!

     Judging by the limp arm currently being clutched by his good hand- Nero Lavellan could in fact not handle it. Pain creased his brow and blood seeped through his hand, coating his fingers and dripping onto the floor. He was an idiot- a moron for thinking he could fight a handful of bandits on his own out here.     Of course he was going to get injured and cornered. Such was what had happened now where he had been pressed up against a tree, daggers abandoned to the side from where he had carelessly dropped them whilst his blue and green eyes glared hard at the men in front of him. They slowly approached him now, circling him almost as if they were the predators and he were the prey. The almighty Inquisitor- to die at the hands of lowlives. Seemed quite ironic, didn’t it?

                    The last thing he wanted was for his mage companion to in fact notice his predicament and perhaps get hurt in the process of trying to defend the dear Herald.

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     Nero flinched once the glass vial shattered on the ground, a whimper almost being pulled from his lips at the suddenness of the action.

          ❝ Dorian, I- ❞

     Whatever he had been about to utter was abruptly cut off by the Mage, mouth snapping shut as he listened, ears drooping low to show how guilty he felt. He could physically feel his heart being squeezed once the Mage’s voice cracked like that. It... it hurt.      Once his wrist had been seized, Nero offered not a word of argument, head ducked down whilst he silently trudged after the Tevinter. His weapons had been left behind, buried now under the snow but he didn't dare ask if he could retrieve them. Not whilst Dorian was like this. He had been meaning to get them replaced, anyway. 

     What a sight it must have been, watching the Inquisitor getting dragged through the gates of Skyhold by the Tevinter Mage, looking like a child who had been thoroughly punished.

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18. My muse is been beaten badly and is in bad shape, yours finds mine in this state.

     It was not uncommon for Nomine’s Master to beat him. No- in fact, it happened so frequently that the Elf had began to find it somewhat normal even though he shouldn’t have. Then again, it was the life of the slave. He lived only to serve his Tevinter Master and should he do wrong- he had every right to be beaten and abused, or so he believed. An entire life in slavery was hard to ignore, after all.      The only thing that was uncommon was the severity of the beating. Yes, he was used to the cuts and the painful bruises, perhaps the odd broken bone here and there. But now? Now, he lay here in a small puddle of his own blood, sporting not only broken, but entirely shattered bones that made his entire body flare with pain with even the slightest twitch of his muscles. He wasn’t aware when he started crying, all that he knew that he was. It was almost disgusting, hearing those pitiful sobs wrack through his battered frame and listening to his cries evaporate into the empty air. It was a miracle he was still even conscious at this stage.     And to make matters even worse, it had seemed his Master had lost all patience with his mistakes and left him out here to die- in a Kingdom he knew nothing about. What was it… Ferelden? That was it. He hated it here- it was cold, and… wet. Yet the Maker found irony in making it his resting place. Alone here in one of the many deep forests, body never to be found or instead savaged by the beats that resided here.

                     It was not a comforting thought.

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                    Emrys?

     Master was lying to him? But why would Master lie? If Master was here to help, he would just say he was, not come up with an alias.  Maybe...      The effort of forcing his eyes open just a crack was almost enough to drain him entirely- but he did it nevertheless. His vision was blurry- black dots flickering across his vision and making it hard to see but there was no denying that this man, whoever he was, was not his Master. So it was true. His Master had left him behind and he truly was useless.

                    A sob.

               And then another.

     Nomine had started weeping all over again, body trying to curl in on itself- to hide away from all of this and to just be left alone to die. It hurt- by the Maker did moving hurt, but he didn't want to be seen in this sorry state. Not by Master, not by other slaves, and certainly not be this... stranger.

          ❝ N-No... Don’... I ca-can’t... hu-hurts... burning- it b-burn-! ❞

     However it seemed his mouth wanted something else from the way it didn’t listen to his brain. He couldn't deny it- deep down, he wanted to be helped, wanted to be rescued. Maybe this newcomer could help him, and he could be his new Master. Would he be kinder? Would he be worse? Maybe not worse- he seemed to be trying to help this battered Elf slave. Others would barely cast an eye over his beaten form...

          ❝ He-Help...

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     Nomine seemed to flourish the moment the collar was gone- a firm kick to it to the other side of the room showed that he was indeed much better. Colour returned to his face and he could feel his magic return, not all at once, but it was returning nevertheless.
           ❝ Mu-Much, thank you, In-Inquisitor.
     His relieved smile faltered somewhat as his eyes travelled over Arsai’s broken arm. The mage’s hands hovered over the top of it, almost afraid that grazing the appendage would damage it further. 
          ❝ I… I cannot do mu-much now, but I c-can try to at le-least mend the b-bones. May I? 

The Inquisitor smiled at the sight. The difference was remarkable and he was over joyed to see him better. It was wrong, how much damage such a small thing could cause to a mage. 

“Only do what you have the energy for my friend. I’d rather have you all get some rest and get you all back to Skyhold before you all worry about me.” 

     Pleased at the confirmation, Nomine decided to put his newly learned skills to the test. With a furrowed brow and a face that defined concentration, he focussed what little magic he had on the wound before him. He had done this before- many times with Grand Enchanter Fiona. She had taught him how to heal cuts and bruises- and injuries that could not be seen beneath skin.       A warning would have been uttered to the Herald, telling him that the fixing process would be painful. But words costed concentration- and concentration was something that the Mage could not lose. His scarred hands shook, an unfortunate result of his abuse, but the magic knitted Arsai’s bones back together. It was a slow process, especially with so little magic the Elf possessed, but it was enough to heal it just enough it would only cause a minor aching for the Inquisitor.

          ❝ D-Done!

                    A weak grin, but a grin nonetheless, and a perk up of his pointy ears.

          ❝ How do-does it f-feel?

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18. My muse is been beaten badly and is in bad shape, yours finds mine in this state.

     It was not uncommon for Nomine’s Master to beat him. No- in fact, it happened so frequently that the Elf had began to find it somewhat normal even though he shouldn’t have. Then again, it was the life of the slave. He lived only to serve his Tevinter Master and should he do wrong- he had every right to be beaten and abused, or so he believed. An entire life in slavery was hard to ignore, after all.      The only thing that was uncommon was the severity of the beating. Yes, he was used to the cuts and the painful bruises, perhaps the odd broken bone here and there. But now? Now, he lay here in a small puddle of his own blood, sporting not only broken, but entirely shattered bones that made his entire body flare with pain with even the slightest twitch of his muscles. He wasn’t aware when he started crying, all that he knew that he was. It was almost disgusting, hearing those pitiful sobs wrack through his battered frame and listening to his cries evaporate into the empty air. It was a miracle he was still even conscious at this stage.     And to make matters even worse, it had seemed his Master had lost all patience with his mistakes and left him out here to die- in a Kingdom he knew nothing about. What was it… Ferelden? That was it. He hated it here- it was cold, and… wet. Yet the Maker found irony in making it his resting place. Alone here in one of the many deep forests, body never to be found or instead savaged by the beats that resided here.

                     It was not a comforting thought.

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     Help was the last thing Nomine had anticipated. He expected to lie here and bleed out perhaps be ravaged by wolves and be killed that way. Or maybe that was his pessimistic nature speaking. He hadn’t heard the sound of the other approach as he was far too preoccupied wallowing in his self pity and sobbing like a newborn from the paired humiliation and pain his wounds were causing. Blood had been leaking from an injury to his temple, annoyingly dripping into his eyes and forcing him to close them, cutting off his only way to see impending danger.

     A surprised scream tore its way from the Elf’s cracked lips, making it feel like his throat was on fire once he realised that somebody was in fact with him- but the sobs took no time in returning. And the pleading soon followed- accompanied by a violent jerk away from the hand touching his face as if he had been burned.

          ❝ N-N-No, Ma-Master, p-please... 

                    The crying was so bad he could hardly speak a coherent sentence- never mind listen to what had been said to him.

          ❝ I-I’ll be good, I pr-promise I’ll be a g-good l-lit-little b-bitch- I sw-swear! I’ll do wh-what you w-want, just ma-make the pain st-stop... It h-hurts, it hu-u-urts!  

     Whoever was here... they did not sound like his Master. But maybe that was the blood loss. Nobody would come and save him- only Master. Only Master could save him-

                    -or put him out of his misery.

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"I'm not stepping aside, until you back up."

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Protective sentence starters??

          ❝ I… I do not need protecting, th-thank you. 

                    A frown followed by an indignant twitch of pointed ears.

     Nero was the Inquisitor- he hardly needed protecting from much, thank you very much. He was capable of defending himself should a fight arise from… well, whatever this was. Clearly the situation had grown dire and out of the Herald’s control to the point somebody had needed to intervene.

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