Not for the Dough
Author: Shuna
Fandom: Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Claim: Prince Nuada Silverlance
One day the burden of the kingdom would no longer be on his fathers shoulders. No, he would lead his people, defend them. He would never do any mistakes, and thus he studied relentlessly. No one was to see his first tries. He watched carefully, read pages and wrote until he could do everything without even looking.
Nuala understood, not that it was hard when they were connected. She did not share his fear in failure, but did her best to raise her skills to perfection, learned with him as he did with her.
But there was one thing she could not help him with, much to her despair. He taught her how to wield a spear, a sword, everything which she received no teachings about and more. Separated by thick walls, only she shuddered with him as his fingers made contact with gray paste. None had seen this before, not in this state.
He wasn't able to learn.
Neither was she.