Post by maxima ruqayyah greyback on Apr 2, 2022 20:27:34 GMT -7
August 18, 2026
Without a doubt, Max knew that Rhys's discomfort was something other than, say, what he had felt when she had confronted him about being at the Halloween event with Maria or when he had told her and Dahlia that he had, in fact, gotten Maria pregnant. He spoke of the fact that there were curses that they knew nothing about. As someone who had to break curses for a living, Max knew that Rhys knew that. There was always the possibility that what had happened to him was the result of some ancient curse from traveling to somewhere that someone hadn't wanted other people to touch. "If that's what this is…"
"I don't know." A curse probably wouldn't do what Rhys had described to her, thought Max. That wouldn't have been her first choice of a curse, at least, though there was always the chance that it had been crafted to be one of those things that caused a slow and painful descent into madness. That… seemed about right, actually, but Max didn't think that that would have been a deterrent to stealing treasure. Cursing someone for eternity to make them feel guilty over what they'd done? Maybe, but it felt like a reach.
"I want to study it more when I have some time," Rhys continued, "and Charlotte isn't with me."
Max nodded. If he wanted her help with that, she didn't mind being of assistance. They didn't get a chance to talk over what it was that he was hoping to study or where, as Charlotte soon began to cry.
"I got her."
Frowning, Max turned her head in the direction of the sound of Charlotte's crying. "Are you sure you don't want me to watch her so that you can get some sleep?"
rhys alexander greyback
Fin!
"I don't know." A curse probably wouldn't do what Rhys had described to her, thought Max. That wouldn't have been her first choice of a curse, at least, though there was always the chance that it had been crafted to be one of those things that caused a slow and painful descent into madness. That… seemed about right, actually, but Max didn't think that that would have been a deterrent to stealing treasure. Cursing someone for eternity to make them feel guilty over what they'd done? Maybe, but it felt like a reach.
"I want to study it more when I have some time," Rhys continued, "and Charlotte isn't with me."
Max nodded. If he wanted her help with that, she didn't mind being of assistance. They didn't get a chance to talk over what it was that he was hoping to study or where, as Charlotte soon began to cry.
"I got her."
Frowning, Max turned her head in the direction of the sound of Charlotte's crying. "Are you sure you don't want me to watch her so that you can get some sleep?"
rhys alexander greyback
Fin!