by Shellpepper » Sun Nov 08, 2009 4:03 pm
"He'll be here shortly," he said remorsefully. "I just don't know what would possess him to be so foolish. He waltzes in in the middle of a meeting, no less. If he'd found me with you after the meeting adjourned, I may not have had to assign such cruelty uppon my own son. He knew the penalty, he'd carried out the sentence before... Why?" he looked horrible as he looked over her. "Now, dear, let's get those wounds stitched up and the bleeding stopped. Do you have any other cuts asside from the ones on your neck? We've got to hurry, the venom will spread in another few hours, and then the change will start."
A torrent of loud shouts and muffled thumping echoed to them down the hall, and he shuddered. "My son," he muttered under his breath.
"I'd never not let you, and not killing you was my pleasure," he said sarcastically.
RAchelle took a really deep breath. "I'm sorry," she sighed. "I don't know why I can't just let this go."