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She wanted his rage to fuel her own - Wanted his ire, the wild flames of his fury to feed her, to sustain the shadow within that kept her safe from the grief. Again and again she attacked, but it was to no avail; His blood stained her maw, and still the man did not falter. He was stone, forever strong, endlessly enduring. This was a fight she could not win, not without killing him.
The darkness rippled within. Kill him? Panting heavily, the woman's feverish gaze locked on to sharp gold, and she knew at once that such a thing could not be done by her paw. I love him still. The snarl twisted over her features, but it was a thing of regret, of deepest loathing for the weakness of her own pathetic heart. Love him! She should despise him, hate him for the sins of his blood. She had cursed his son to live in the half-realm, haunted by those wounded at his bloody hands. Why could she not muster the same potent fury against him?
Exhaustion began to seep in, and her muscular Secui body shivered again. The rain fell thicker now, washing away the blood on her maw, washing away the anger. Another tremble tore her, but this time it was the grinding and shifting of bone and flesh, and she was Alaine again - Beautiful, broken Alaine.
A strange gurgled sob fell from maw, and she lunged at the Raven King again, but this time simply collapsed against his warmth.
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