“The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.” ~Plato, The Republic
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@Shazam_Skirt before Franklin decides he needs to mount a rescue expedition.” He forces a playful chideness into his tone, trying in vain to set her at ease as he pulls her toward him as he turns to head back toward the path.
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#ImmortalNoMore
As he follows in her wake, his eyes dart left and right, figuring the easiest path up the rocky trail to the crest. She’s moving fluidly, her movements like a gazelle gliding through a sylvan forest and, -
@Shazam_Skirt of their small group of friends, comrades and allies. There is a certain camaraderie that has developed in the score of months that they have dealt with the maniacal machinations of their shared foe.
“Come. Let us sally forth, -
“One of the earliest truisms I learned hunting creatures in the mountains of my youth was that regardless of how hard they tried, leopards could not change their spots. It made hunting them infinitely easier.”
@Shazam_Skirt a look of deeper concern on her face. She’s no longer on the phone; he realises she’s said something to him and he’s completely missed it. “Sorry, my love. Lost in my thoughts. Is Franklin going to meet us at the base of the hill?”
@Shazam_Skirt blood and DNA were his and his alone. Not since Paracelsus has he trusted a medical professional to keep his secrets and to this day he still rues that betrayal.
Shaking his head, he banishes those thoughts; no sense dwelling on that. Mary is looking up at him, -
@Shazam_Skirt Instead of being completely rejuvenated, he finds himself still fatigued. Pushing that fear aside, he takes her outstretched hand in his, removing it from his neck where he can feel his heartbeat still pounding. “I must compliment you on your fitness, -