[ genya is waiting at the bottom of the stairs when zoya comes down from her nightly duty of locking their king up in his own room, chaining him for sleep so that he won't —
she breathes in. out. thinking of what nikolai could do if he were to break free is never a pleasant train of thought, and dwelling on it only makes it worse... because it's not like she can do anything about it. it's not like any of them can. all she can do is try to make the potion so strong he won't wake, won't have a chance to even try the chains.
she wishes there was more. she wishes they could finally rest. that he could finally rest. that ravka could finally rest.
she meets zoya's eyes and falls into step with her. ]
[how do you think? she might ask anyone else in the world. but this is genya. so she's quiet as they head towards the palace's exit, for the little palace, and then — ]
He's asleep.
[ her anxiety manifests as terseness, but maybe genya will understand. zoya doesn't, regardless, make any attempt to gentle her tone. ]
Maybe you should do it next time. You probably have bedtime stories you could tell.
[ does this mean zoya refused giving him one tonight? maybe so. ]
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treehousing2021-04-27 07:50 pm
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idk if this works at all but. i TRIED.
she breathes in. out. thinking of what nikolai could do if he were to break free is never a pleasant train of thought, and dwelling on it only makes it worse... because it's not like she can do anything about it. it's not like any of them can. all she can do is try to make the potion so strong he won't wake, won't have a chance to even try the chains.
she wishes there was more. she wishes they could finally rest. that he could finally rest. that ravka could finally rest.
she meets zoya's eyes and falls into step with her. ]
How was it?
shhh it's great
He's asleep.
[ her anxiety manifests as terseness, but maybe genya will understand. zoya doesn't, regardless, make any attempt to gentle her tone. ]
Maybe you should do it next time. You probably have bedtime stories you could tell.
[ does this mean zoya refused giving him one tonight? maybe so. ]