'What they all thought,' said Laurent, which had only ever been half the truth, and nearly always at Laurent's expense. He felt a hardness, the same part of him that had always railed at being underestimated rousing again, and Laurent allowed it. It was preferable to the too raw energy he felt now, as flayed open as Damen had ever been on the post.
He stood and moved under the pretense of fetching the chocolate still in the kitchen. It was where he'd left it, a large unbroken brick of dark chocolate. The merchant had said it would go well with the red. Laurent could hardly see it beneath him.
'And you?' he said, and then, when his voice wavered, 'Does it please you to have gotten a leg over the most difficult ride in all of the four kingdoms?'
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Date: 2016-09-06 09:02 pm (UTC)He stood and moved under the pretense of fetching the chocolate still in the kitchen. It was where he'd left it, a large unbroken brick of dark chocolate. The merchant had said it would go well with the red. Laurent could hardly see it beneath him.
'And you?' he said, and then, when his voice wavered, 'Does it please you to have gotten a leg over the most difficult ride in all of the four kingdoms?'