-She stares up at her, eyes puffy and wide-
Solace...?
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Her mouth hangs open slightly as the compelling words take seed in her-
... I won't complete it...
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-She shudders as she feels the words and their influence seep into her-
Gh... I will...
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-She smiled-
I can... I— I will...
-She looks hopeful-
-Then her expression shifts, her eyes glowing purple as she starts to smirk-
Very clever, witch girl... a mind as soft as hers, taking control as you did was pragmatism at its finest. Now, even as I steal her tongue and eyes, I cannot have her act upon the sigil. We have reached an impasse. One that the Lord of Change will inevitably break.
But perhaps, a finer solution can be reached? One that will satisfy us both?
edited 18th Feb '17 4:12:43 AM by SR3NORMANDY
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?If I were to rob you of Gracia Ardonis, you would miss her. You would miss the way she looks at you, the total adoration and trust one would seldom expect even from a lover. You would miss having her depend on you, you would miss the pity and the sense of righteousness of protecting her. You would miss the faint amusement you receive as you watch her fumble through tasks most grown humans accomplish without thought. You would miss her as a curiosity of the supernatural, for that was what drew you to her originally.
She would miss you as a friend, and perhaps you would trick yourself into believing you could reciprocate those feelings. But the truth is much harsher - you will miss having someone so desperate and downtrodden, clinging to you and devoting herself to you.
The deal is simple: I will strip Gracia bare of all but the things your heart of hearts sees her for. She will remain alive, as boundlessly optimistic, as helpless, as affectionate as you understand her to be. She will be everything you want of Gracia, the innocence and the devotion. You will not notice anything out of place, for why would you? You will have exactly what you wish of her, and she will not comprehend any other form of existence.
I shall then take from Gracia all aspects of her being that you do not acknowledge, or appreciate. Which is a substantial amount, but nothing you will notice missing.
edited 18th Feb '17 4:46:24 AM by SR3NORMANDY
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Solace flipped her flat palm off of her chin before sitting down and writing.
A minute later, she stood back up.
I find your terms as unacceptable as I find your tone offensive.
Regardless, you speak with some iota of truth, however outdated and irrelevant it might be. I did meet Gracia Ardonis with nothing more than a curiosity in her power. I know not how you saw those things in me but that, and that alone, is indeed true.
Gracia is everything you speak of, but you still lie. You want to play to my favor but you do not know me. Even if I did not see the change your own master's name betrays it all the same.
I reject your terms, for they are most unfair to Gracia Ardonis.
However, I know that you will not leave here empty-handed, and I propose an alternative.
You may claim my service and in return, leave Gracia Ardonis, whom you currently speak through, alone for now and forever, in life and in death.
One for another should be fair in all regards, if my own talents suited your needs.
[forum cryptid: it/it's]Unexpected, but not unanticipated. You will hear from me soon. In the meantime, until the deal is made, perhaps we would be best to... sleep on it.
-With that, the daemonic presence retreats from Gracia, and she flops limply to the floor, asleep-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?

Solace exhaled once again, grabbing Gracia's hand again, harder this time.
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