[ Perhaps it is not possession in the strictest sense, but regardless, Aymeric feels some force taking hold of him and driving him to move past his hesitancy and fear and be the person that he wants to be. ]
And we shall. We shall be together, and nothing will keep us apart, even though I- [ Well, the him that has been made so afraid by the turn his life took in this life. ] Even though I might not always know how best to ensure both things become reality. [ But even now, there is a shift in his thinking and in his resolve: a determination to fight for them to be together as they both clearly wish to be.
When she goes slack, his posture strengthens and he holds her up, offering what support he can, because that is what partners and lovers such as them do for each other. ]
How would you have known? [ His tone shifts again and it is more like the knight turned vampire who fears himself and what he might do. ] I did not even know before- Before it happened. [ What happened was not either of their faults, and he certainly cannot imagine placing blame with her. ]
I can't be changed back, and it can't be undone. [ He says that to remind himself of that harsh reality, as he often needs to tell himself that from time to time. ] What can we do now... [ Of course there is no simple answer to that question however much he wishes there was one.
The answer that he wants to give will not change what has happened, but it just might be what they need to keep moving forward together. ]
You can- You can stay. [ The words feel and sound foolish even as he says them, but he presses on regardless. ] Stay with me, and talk with me and- [ He shakes his head because this all sounds completely ridiculous, but he believes that she helps more than she realizes and perhaps more than even he realizes. ]
I don't have any of the answers to your questions, but if you stay- maybe we will learn them together. [ And, perhaps too late, he realizes that when she is nearby, he wants to be more than a mindless vampire giving into his darker urges. Perhaps it is possible to bring together the instincts that seem to sometimes be at war with each other. He can still be Aymeric the knight, but he can also be Aymeric the vampire, as he simply must be because there is no undoing what has been done. She gives him a reason to try and accomplish that.
That is not the only reason he wishes for her to remain, of course. ]
Stay, and I will do what I can to take care of you and love you, and I will not slip away. I promise. [ Neither will he hide himself from her, because that would hardly be living up to that promise. ] Is- Is that acceptable?
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And we shall. We shall be together, and nothing will keep us apart, even though I- [ Well, the him that has been made so afraid by the turn his life took in this life. ] Even though I might not always know how best to ensure both things become reality. [ But even now, there is a shift in his thinking and in his resolve: a determination to fight for them to be together as they both clearly wish to be.
When she goes slack, his posture strengthens and he holds her up, offering what support he can, because that is what partners and lovers such as them do for each other. ]
How would you have known? [ His tone shifts again and it is more like the knight turned vampire who fears himself and what he might do. ] I did not even know before- Before it happened. [ What happened was not either of their faults, and he certainly cannot imagine placing blame with her. ]
I can't be changed back, and it can't be undone. [ He says that to remind himself of that harsh reality, as he often needs to tell himself that from time to time. ] What can we do now... [ Of course there is no simple answer to that question however much he wishes there was one.
The answer that he wants to give will not change what has happened, but it just might be what they need to keep moving forward together. ]
You can- You can stay. [ The words feel and sound foolish even as he says them, but he presses on regardless. ] Stay with me, and talk with me and- [ He shakes his head because this all sounds completely ridiculous, but he believes that she helps more than she realizes and perhaps more than even he realizes. ]
I don't have any of the answers to your questions, but if you stay- maybe we will learn them together. [ And, perhaps too late, he realizes that when she is nearby, he wants to be more than a mindless vampire giving into his darker urges. Perhaps it is possible to bring together the instincts that seem to sometimes be at war with each other. He can still be Aymeric the knight, but he can also be Aymeric the vampire, as he simply must be because there is no undoing what has been done. She gives him a reason to try and accomplish that.
That is not the only reason he wishes for her to remain, of course. ]
Stay, and I will do what I can to take care of you and love you, and I will not slip away. I promise. [ Neither will he hide himself from her, because that would hardly be living up to that promise. ] Is- Is that acceptable?