The tiger's eyes were locked on one another, deep blue and brilliant gold trying to search each other's souls . He could see the shame in hers, the pain she was hiding deep inside . She could see nothing . Those eyes were carefully controlled against her tries to decipher him . She knew it was his intent to not show it, resigned to her choice . He had no intentions of showing his emotions without prompting .
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"Talis, Please we need to talk . " Kyera spoke first, finally unnerved by the silence and those eyes . He nodded slowly, walking closer to her, his gait uneven from what seemed to be his injuries . Her heart throbbed realizing his pain, emotional and physical and both were her fault . Seeing the desperation in her eyes, his heart softened .
"Yes Kyera, we do . " Talis agreed his voice was careful and smooth . She tried to compose herself but… then she stopped . He watched as Kyera dropped her guard . The Princessy demeanor she tried to keep in place had never been her at heart . Her vulnerability had only been seen by a few people, and now he was added into the short list . Kyera's height decreased a few inches as she took a deep breath .
"Talis, I still love Verone . I haven't forgotten about him or moved on . It kills me that even if I come home there will be no one waiting for me . I was too late to get back to help him, but I never wanted to leave him . I blame myself, Talis . I couldn't do anything to help, and I can't change the past . " Kyera tried to explain herself, tears gathering in her eyes . Expressing all these things aloud was tearing open the bloody wound in her heart . Her voice was full of emotion and ragged as she fought back the tears . "I know it's my fault . " she added bowing her head, hands clenched into fists . Her voice dropped a few levels, filled with sorrow and heartbreak . "I know that it was unforgivable, not being there when he needed me . You lost your brother, your parents lost their eldest son… I know that is bad enough . Now I ask you to sanction a marriage between me and the Fourth prince . I must seem heartless but Talis I swear I am doing this for the good of our people . " she added meeting his eyes again . The boy was still quiet, taking in her words . Slight signs of disbelief in his eyes . Kyera's heart cracked once again from a new angle . She had no right to beg forgiveness . She had no right to face him, but for her people's sake she was forced to behave so shamelessly .
"Kyera… your right . You weren't there to help him . He accepted that hunt with me to clear his head because he missed you . We were both worried about you . I blamed you the moment he disappeared . His death in my mind fell squarely on your shoulders, because if you had been there, he never would have died . If he had not been so connected with you, he never would have taken on a tiger like Kan alone . For everything that traitorous cat was, he was strong and fought dirty . " Talis agreed, his words spilling out once the dam was broken . Kyera felt the pain wash over her heart, hearing it from his lips was more painful than she could have imagined . However the gentle hand coming to rest on her cheek, and guide her eyes back to his was a shock . She looked at him bewildered . "I know now and have known for a while that it…" he trailed off guiding her eyes to his, keeping a respectable amount of distance between them but making sure her attention was on him . "Verone's death was NOT your fault, Kyera . It was not your failure . "
Chapter end
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