Now you want to talk. Is it wise to do so when I have something sharp in my hand?
[ Unlike Dorian's morbid train of thought, Ethan is less worried about punishments and more concerned about the idea she may have been taken by someone. Or something. When he saw her that evening, he felt the fog lift from his mind as it had the night she first saw him for what he truly was. Would he actually hurt her or, worse yet, kill her? The uncertainty of it all is maddening and the more time he spends here, the further away she gets. ]
No one died. [ He says this firmly, refusing to believe the wolf would hurt Vanessa. It was the man that ended her life before, not the beast -- her protector. ] I've accepted what I am, Dorian, but even I'm not foolish enough to say the fear will ever disappear. It's the fear of letting loose what I am on the world that keeps them safe and me grounded.
What you did wasn't evil, it was misguided. [ He glances over at him briefly before resuming his stitching. ] Stop thinking that because you've existed as long as you have that you know better, because you don't. Just as I have no experience being immortal, you've never been a werewolf. When I tell you that it's dangerous it's not a tall tale, you had to learn that the hard way.
Practice empathy not apathy. [ Quietly: ] Remember what you're feeling right now. Someone who is beyond hope? Wouldn't be feel it.
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[ Unlike Dorian's morbid train of thought, Ethan is less worried about punishments and more concerned about the idea she may have been taken by someone. Or something. When he saw her that evening, he felt the fog lift from his mind as it had the night she first saw him for what he truly was. Would he actually hurt her or, worse yet, kill her? The uncertainty of it all is maddening and the more time he spends here, the further away she gets. ]
No one died. [ He says this firmly, refusing to believe the wolf would hurt Vanessa. It was the man that ended her life before, not the beast -- her protector. ] I've accepted what I am, Dorian, but even I'm not foolish enough to say the fear will ever disappear. It's the fear of letting loose what I am on the world that keeps them safe and me grounded.
What you did wasn't evil, it was misguided. [ He glances over at him briefly before resuming his stitching. ] Stop thinking that because you've existed as long as you have that you know better, because you don't. Just as I have no experience being immortal, you've never been a werewolf. When I tell you that it's dangerous it's not a tall tale, you had to learn that the hard way.
Practice empathy not apathy. [ Quietly: ] Remember what you're feeling right now. Someone who is beyond hope? Wouldn't be feel it.