Hunter quietly slipped through the front door late that night, trying not
to wake any of the occupants, as was his usual ritual. But on this night,
unlike the others, there was someone else still not resting.
"What the hell do you think you are doing?" Liadan asked Hunter, causing him to jump with surprise.
"Liadan?" Hunter asked, trying to calm down, "What are you doing up this late?"
Liadan glared at him, "Do you know what you are doing? Because if you lose Morgan, then I lose Cal."
"Lose Morgan? What are you talking about?" Hunter asked, slightly more fearful.
"She thinks that you don't want to sleep with her!" Liadan informed him harshly. "What did you think your absence would do? For all your heroic speeches when you were losing her, you haven't done one romantic thing since."
"I joined Amyrath," Hunter replied. "That's the most romantic thing I can think of."
"Yeah, who would want flowers and an intimate dinner when they could have their boyfriend join an evil cult," Liadan mocked, rolling her eyes.
"I'm taking an interest in her hobbies," Hunter defended.
"Yeah, how about now you take an interest in her?" Liadan suggested.
"I didn't want her to think that I expected stuff because she had been with other guys," Hunter explained.
"Now that she feels undesirable, do you think you could do something?" Liadan asked, cruelly.
"Not here," Hunter replied softly. "I can't live here. Not with him."
"Cal?" Liadan asked, more subdued.
"Every time I see him, I want to wring his neck," Hunter clenched his teeth and subconsciously circled his hands, drawing them nearer and neared. "I see what he did to her and I am filled with unrelenting rage. And then I know, in the same instant, that Morgan would never speak to me if I hurt him. I know that she is friends with him, regardless what he's done. And that makes me angrier still, and slightly jealous."
"You would leave this house because of him, knowing that she has sworn to remain here till the birth, and that he has sworn to claim her as his?" Liadan scoffed. "For all your claims of love, you will not take what could be yours."
"I was wrong to think that I could live like this," Hunter replied despondently. "I have nothing to offer her, not even companionship or guidance."
"Stop that right now. You are not allowed to pity yourself," Liadan scolded. "Sky and you father will return soon, will they not?"
"Tomorrow, in fact," Hunter replied, wary.
"Good, then you will be driven here, to this house and to her for comfort," Liadan said smugly. Upon his confused look, she elaborated, "Didn't you know that your actions would have consequences? Your father, who already believed Morgan evil, will not accept your decision to join Amyrath. If I am not mistaken, he'll disown you."
Hunter gaped, until he realized that his father would never be able to accept his following Ciaran, the man who aided in the death of his mother and destruction of his father. But death was an optimistic outcome. He was much more likely to hunt his son and put an end to his evil, even if through death.
"What the hell do you think you are doing?" Liadan asked Hunter, causing him to jump with surprise.
"Liadan?" Hunter asked, trying to calm down, "What are you doing up this late?"
Liadan glared at him, "Do you know what you are doing? Because if you lose Morgan, then I lose Cal."
"Lose Morgan? What are you talking about?" Hunter asked, slightly more fearful.
"She thinks that you don't want to sleep with her!" Liadan informed him harshly. "What did you think your absence would do? For all your heroic speeches when you were losing her, you haven't done one romantic thing since."
"I joined Amyrath," Hunter replied. "That's the most romantic thing I can think of."
"Yeah, who would want flowers and an intimate dinner when they could have their boyfriend join an evil cult," Liadan mocked, rolling her eyes.
"I'm taking an interest in her hobbies," Hunter defended.
"Yeah, how about now you take an interest in her?" Liadan suggested.
"I didn't want her to think that I expected stuff because she had been with other guys," Hunter explained.
"Now that she feels undesirable, do you think you could do something?" Liadan asked, cruelly.
"Not here," Hunter replied softly. "I can't live here. Not with him."
"Cal?" Liadan asked, more subdued.
"Every time I see him, I want to wring his neck," Hunter clenched his teeth and subconsciously circled his hands, drawing them nearer and neared. "I see what he did to her and I am filled with unrelenting rage. And then I know, in the same instant, that Morgan would never speak to me if I hurt him. I know that she is friends with him, regardless what he's done. And that makes me angrier still, and slightly jealous."
"You would leave this house because of him, knowing that she has sworn to remain here till the birth, and that he has sworn to claim her as his?" Liadan scoffed. "For all your claims of love, you will not take what could be yours."
"I was wrong to think that I could live like this," Hunter replied despondently. "I have nothing to offer her, not even companionship or guidance."
"Stop that right now. You are not allowed to pity yourself," Liadan scolded. "Sky and you father will return soon, will they not?"
"Tomorrow, in fact," Hunter replied, wary.
"Good, then you will be driven here, to this house and to her for comfort," Liadan said smugly. Upon his confused look, she elaborated, "Didn't you know that your actions would have consequences? Your father, who already believed Morgan evil, will not accept your decision to join Amyrath. If I am not mistaken, he'll disown you."
Hunter gaped, until he realized that his father would never be able to accept his following Ciaran, the man who aided in the death of his mother and destruction of his father. But death was an optimistic outcome. He was much more likely to hunt his son and put an end to his evil, even if through death.