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eiattu_pride) wrote2006-12-21 10:18 pm
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Rial's been waiting ever since the call from Hilunda came in. Waiting, chewing nervously on his fingernails, wishing and hoping and praying that somehow this is all some big mistake, a nightmare, a hoax.
Inside, he knows that it's not true.
But oh, oh how he wishes it was.
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"I will. And if she's," and oh he doesn't want to say it, doesn't want to think it, can't say it, "if she's," and then his voice fails him and he looks back at the floor.
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The smile is gone fast to be replaced by steely, steady calm. "Whatever you choose to do, I will be here. Do what you need to do, Rial."
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And then he glances sideways, and nods, tone formal. "I understand, sir."
A beat, and, "Father?"
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Rial bows, then turns, already moving to leave the room.
He's got work to do.