ᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ𝖙𝗵𝗲ᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ𝑡𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬

⠀ ⠀ 𝔩ovely—𝑒yed. 𝔡eath—𝑡ouched. ⠀ ﹙ * 𝑷𝖧𝖠𝖱𝖬𝖠𝖪𝖤𝖨𝖠 ﹚ ⠀

⠀ 𝓸phelia ⸝ [ .̲.̲.̲ ] ❪ *̲ thinking momentarily . ❫ [ .̲.̲.̲ ] yes ⸝ i'm familiar with her . in a way . i see . suppose that's another thing to ask my daughter ⸝ then . thank you ⸝ my lady . ⠀

"Only a few things can stop me, darling, but you knew that already~" ​A mischievous grin was etched onto his face, teeth on full display against the shadow of his helm. Ever the curious God, he leaned in to pry into the witch’s belongings, craning his neck over her shoulder +

𝔦 𝔡𝔬𝔫'𝔱 𝔨𝔫𝔬𝔴 𝔴𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔯𝔬𝔞𝔡 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔢𝔫𝔡 —— ; ♱⛥♱ 𝔟𝔲𝔱 𝔦'𝔩𝔩 𝔴𝔞𝔩𝔨 𝔦𝔱 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔥𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔦𝔫 𝔥𝔞𝔫𝔡 .

⠀ ⠀ as was i . not anymore ⸝ it appears . 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡 ⸝ wait ⸝ ┈┈ ❪ *̲ shaking her head ⸝ brows knitting together tightly . ❫ ┈┈ why are you asking ⸝ my lady .ᐣ ⠀ ⠀

and i feel her inside of my wrists and at the backs of my eyes.

⠀ ⠀ well . 💧＊ speaking candidly ⸝ i noticed apprehension the moment she told me she was betrothed to that son of 𝓹oseidon . i told her there was no rush to wed if she wasn't ready ⸝ but i'd support her decision either ⠀ ⠀

⠀ ⠀ ah ⸝ [ .̲.̲.̲ ] 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 . of course . what concerns you ⸝ lady 𝓬irce .ᐣ ⠀ ⠀

He tilted his head thoughtfully for a second before shaking it with a bright laugh. "No need to waste the nymphs' time on a sign! If you don't want me here... well, I'm still going to show up!" +

⠀ i don't... huff. okay, i'll ask. ⠀

I am safeguarding my family and emphasizing the significance of men in your life. I have no interest in the others. I will leave for now, but if you utter any derogatory remarks about the gods again, your son will be separated from you.

I’ll leave if you promise to stop the reason I came. Stop giving me a reason to stay.

That’s good though, most parents want their kids to do better and if a kid does do better, that reflects good on you. Cause ya taught em!

Ah—my apologies then. Perhaps I can do some research on the side.

"Oh, so it's all about deserving it? Right, right, I understand now... yeah, I definitely think I deserve either. Or both." ​He tilted his head, watching her aggressively tear the herbs apart. Resting his fist against his chin, he pretended to think deeply +

That you cannot stop. You can stop acting like an aggressive predator.