it had not been meant
to happen like this
~:~
it was meant
to just be a simple hunt
chase after the stag
back to the Cair
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perhaps he should not have let them go so far
or he should not have let Lucy take off into the woods
what a stupid thought, Peter
as if you could ever stop her from doing as she pleased
~:~
as if from a dream
or
a dream of a dream
she'd said
~:~
spare oom
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he never adjusted
the others did
it took time
but they healed
~:~
not Peter
he got into fights
he was angry
he lashed out
~:~
i told you
Ed
i have it sorted
piss off!
~:~
and at the end of the day
when the mask of anger crumbled
there was not a king there as he wanted
but a hurting, betrayed boy
~:~
it took
an ocean not to break
and in the end
he failed at even that
~:~
he just wanted to go home.