@AnInhumanQueen They must be the foundation upon which their people stand and the bulwark against the forces that would destroy them.
Her dedication is as admirable as it is invigorating.
Retribution.
What he has done — what they have done — to reclaim their place…
He fears that the consequences of such are to be inflicted upon those least deserving.
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[ He looks out at Attilan, glittering jewel of his empire, and simply takes in its beauty and majesty. All his ancestors had built, all he strove to protect, laid out before him. ]
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[ An approving smile paired with the tiniest nod. He thought she was statuesque in her beauty, the braided waterfall certainly adding to the artistic vision he held of her in his mind’s eye. ]
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[ Would she like to go for a stroll? Just the two of them. ]
“Hm…something like this?”
She says, hair weaving into a mixture of simple braids to keep her hair off her face and then a waterfall of waves down her back.
“What do you think?”
[ He watched as she realized he was there, returning the smile though far more reserved and controlled as was everything he did. ]
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[ He made a few simple hand gestures. It seems the king approves of all her tried on styles, but waves and braids were his favorite. ]
Her perplexed expression is captured in the mirror, but it shifts into a smile at his sudden appearance in the reflection. Her and all her hair seem to perk up.
“Bolt! I had not heard you enter!”