forum A Promise of Fire (closed)

Started April 06, 2023 by @ElderGod-yellowqueen

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He shakes his head, “You could tell someone! You could be lying! Or you could tell him and-“ He whines.

"Tell who? I don't know anyone here. I don't tell secrets. I've kept who I am from everyone. I haven't told anyone." Technically she hadn't. Amyntas had just guessed.

Amyntas shakes his head, going silent.

"Amyntas please, talk to me. I give you my word I won't say anything." She stroked his cheek gently.

He shakes his head again. “No…”

"Amyntas, tell me, please." She gripped his chin and made him look at her.

He pulls away. “No…”

Ariella only gripped him tighter. "Amyntas, please."

He pushes at her. “No!”

Ariella finally released him, shaking her head.

He moves away, wiping his eyes.

"You can either let me help you or I'm leaving." She gave him an ultimatum. "But you can't protect me like this. So I will leave if you dint let me help."

He looks at her, silent. He shouldn’t have showed her this side of him. None of this would have happened. Now he was stuck. What if she told someone? What would he even do then. “Why do you keep trying to talk about things I don’t wanna talk about! It’s none of your business!”

"Because you need to tell someone." She sat back on the bed, leaning back on her hands. "If you keep it all bottled up you're going to break. And you might be able to put the pieces back together. You're a good person. I don't want to see you die"

He whines, “I- I can’t tell anyone…!”

"And why not?" She raised her eyebrow, looking at him.

Amyntas bites his lip, shaking slightly.

"You have to tell me why. Give me a good reason and I'll stop." For now, is what she didn't say.

Amyntas whimpers, then mutters. “He threatened to kill my parents if I told anyone…”

"Then we'll kill him first. Your parents are very capable. They won't die easily. We can protect you if you let us." Areilla had a sinking feeling in her stomach. She didn't like where this was going.

Amyntas shakes his head. “You don’t understand…”

"Then help me understand." Ariella reached out her hand as a peace offering.

He moves away, shaking. He was slowly going into a state of paranoia and fear, his eyes wide.

"We're safe here. I won't let anyone hurt you ir your family. But I need to know so I can protect you."

He shakes his head. “I’m supposed to protect you!”