12-29-2017, 12:05 AM
A poor prophet she was if she gave up at the first obstacle.
Her declaration was clearly a point of contention between them. She wasn't really surprised. Ascendancy was male, after all. Not that she thought less of him. In fact, the respectful tone in which he backed down, physically as well as emotionally, elevated him even more in her eyes.
He little circles of light buzzed from the swat of his hand, and Evie stifled a giggle. It wouldn't do to laugh during a moment of tenderness.
The display that followed was steeped in exactly that. It suggested a desire for tenderness and affection. These were the things denied to him his whole life, she realized. Everyone read about his rise to power, and many a mind intrigued by story read the biographies. She knew he was raised in the United States. She was aware of the tragedies that shaped his youth. Admittedly, what happened to him afterward was a gaping hole in her knowledge. President of Russia was unlikely to be a time shaped by benevolence and sympathy. Probably every person whom he encountered since saw power and celebrity and rarely the man beneath.
Of all the powers, leaders, and ranks that Nikolai encountered, none of them glimpsed what she did. He shared with her. Surely this was God's influence. This was the sign that she needed to know her course was the right one.
As to whether or not she believed in him, that was harder to explain. "Nikolai, I do not believe you are evil. How could I?"
She smiled sweetly. "I am right where I need to be."
She squeezed his hand confidently.
Certainly, if he weren't Ascendancy and she wasn't a congresswoman, the obstacles keeping them apart would be non-existent. Of course, such a line of thought fell inevitably down a rabbit-hole of what-ifs that were simply a waste of time. Things were the way they were. If she wasn't a Congresswoman, she never would have met him. If Ascendancy never created the CCD, her party likely would have dissolved long ago. While both events brought them together tonight, she saw now that those same events would part them tomorrow. Physical intimacy wouldn't change that.
He was right. There was only one way they could be together.
She blinked, unsure whether she was afraid or excited by the idea.
Slowly, his steady voice stilled the storm in her heart. She couldn't possibly declare a policy simply to achieve her own personal ends. She could not will an entire country to follow a path she did not wholeheartedly believe. So his question resurfaced. Did she believe in him? Did she believe he held the keys to the earth as he did the keys to her heart?
God save her, but she thought he just might...
"We have to join the Custody."
Edited by Evelyn, Dec 29 2017, 12:07 AM.
Her declaration was clearly a point of contention between them. She wasn't really surprised. Ascendancy was male, after all. Not that she thought less of him. In fact, the respectful tone in which he backed down, physically as well as emotionally, elevated him even more in her eyes.
He little circles of light buzzed from the swat of his hand, and Evie stifled a giggle. It wouldn't do to laugh during a moment of tenderness.
The display that followed was steeped in exactly that. It suggested a desire for tenderness and affection. These were the things denied to him his whole life, she realized. Everyone read about his rise to power, and many a mind intrigued by story read the biographies. She knew he was raised in the United States. She was aware of the tragedies that shaped his youth. Admittedly, what happened to him afterward was a gaping hole in her knowledge. President of Russia was unlikely to be a time shaped by benevolence and sympathy. Probably every person whom he encountered since saw power and celebrity and rarely the man beneath.
Of all the powers, leaders, and ranks that Nikolai encountered, none of them glimpsed what she did. He shared with her. Surely this was God's influence. This was the sign that she needed to know her course was the right one.
As to whether or not she believed in him, that was harder to explain. "Nikolai, I do not believe you are evil. How could I?"
She smiled sweetly. "I am right where I need to be."
She squeezed his hand confidently.
Certainly, if he weren't Ascendancy and she wasn't a congresswoman, the obstacles keeping them apart would be non-existent. Of course, such a line of thought fell inevitably down a rabbit-hole of what-ifs that were simply a waste of time. Things were the way they were. If she wasn't a Congresswoman, she never would have met him. If Ascendancy never created the CCD, her party likely would have dissolved long ago. While both events brought them together tonight, she saw now that those same events would part them tomorrow. Physical intimacy wouldn't change that.
He was right. There was only one way they could be together.
She blinked, unsure whether she was afraid or excited by the idea.
Slowly, his steady voice stilled the storm in her heart. She couldn't possibly declare a policy simply to achieve her own personal ends. She could not will an entire country to follow a path she did not wholeheartedly believe. So his question resurfaced. Did she believe in him? Did she believe he held the keys to the earth as he did the keys to her heart?
God save her, but she thought he just might...
"We have to join the Custody."
Edited by Evelyn, Dec 29 2017, 12:07 AM.