luinae
Rider Trainee
crazy girl
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Post by luinae on Mar 12, 2011 13:49:23 GMT 10
Title: The Next Voice (6) Rating: PG Word Count: 138 Pairing: Jon/Zahir – Team Bend-a-lot Round/Fight: 1/A Summary: Zahir is no longer scared of Jon
“You’ve seemed a lot happier, squire,” commented the King as they rode back to the north together, along with the Queen and a large handful of other nobles.
“I’m not sure how to explain it, sire,” Zahir began. When Jon nodded encouragingly, he continued. “It’s just- when you promised you wouldn’t beat me or hit me, I suppose- I’m not afraid of you anymore, not like I used to be.”
“You aren’t afraid of me?”
“No, your majesty.”
“I’m not sure if that’s a good thing of a bad thing,” the king said.
“Oh no, sir,” Zahir hastened to say. “It’s a good thing, really.”
“How so?”
“Now I honour you and obey you, sire, not because I’m afraid of what you might do to me,” explained Zahir. “I obey you out of respect, not fear, Your Majesty.”
QC by: journeycat
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sidonie
Soldier
lunatic, lover, and poet
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Post by sidonie on Mar 12, 2011 17:58:12 GMT 10
Squee! I like the idea that Zahir was frightened at first lots. It makes sense.
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