luinae
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Post by luinae on Mar 12, 2011 13:10:05 GMT 10
Title: Free Men Rating: PG Word Count: 186 Pairing: Jon/Zahir Round/Fight: 1/A Summary: The Tusaine army are at the city; Zahir and Jon speak one last time as free men. Part of a mini-series. Character death. Part of journeycat's "Last Conte" universe.
“They’re at the city!” someone screams, running in the door. Zahir looks up from outfitting Jon in his battle gear.
“Where?” the Queen demands, handing her husband eight of her sixteen daggers, tucking the rest into her sash.
“The Tusaine army has reached the edges of the city, Your Majesty,” the servant reports. “It’s already on fire.”
“Is anyone we know there?” asks Jon.
“Lianne’s rider group.”
Thayet looks up. “I’ll get Buri,” she says, pulling on her boots. “We’ll see what we can do.”
Jon kisses her. “Good luck.”
Thayet bustles out of the room; Zahir hands Jon his sword. Jon looks older than ever. “Are you with me, Zahir?”
Zahir kneels – really, it seems the only appropriate thing to do. “Until the death, my liege.”
“It might come to that,” Jon says, placing a hand on the top of his head and pulling him up.
Later, Zahir would wonder if he had known that was the last time he and Jon would speak as free men, what he would have done.
He never came upon a satisfactory answer.
Because he never had that choice.
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Muse
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Post by Muse on Mar 21, 2011 14:00:52 GMT 10
I think I told you in chat, but I love what you've done inside this AU... I love the drama and the tension in this that you didn't have to make obvious in order to make so convincing. The relationships between Jon, Thayet, and Zahir are so well spun out.
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luinae
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Post by luinae on Mar 22, 2011 9:22:43 GMT 10
I think you have muse, but it's still nice to hear! And I'm glad you like Thayet- I find her tricky to write without being too OOC
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Post by Seek on Mar 24, 2011 18:04:44 GMT 10
God, I love what you've done with this AU :/ It's really really sad, and I like the way Jon says, 'It might come to that.'
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