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Post by Muse on Jun 1, 2013 21:43:32 GMT 10
Title: Said and Done Rating: PG Word Count: 226 Pairing: Alanna/Jonathan Round/Fight: 3A Summary: King Jonathan IV’s reign begins with more Royal Pardons than his father’s entire reign.
Alanna understands why Jon does it, when everything is said and done. There has been enough tragedy already, and while she doesn’t think that it would be particularly tragic for anyone if Delia of Eldorne were escorted to Traitor’s Hill, there is already a near constant supply of smoke from the fires there without any additional fuel.
Jon signs paper after paper, piling them for Gary to take and deliver to the appropriate fiefs and families, and Alanna watches from his study window as the sorry train of retainers that Delia was allowed for this, her final departure from Corus, bears the disgraced and exiled noble to her prison.
“Do you think you’ll regret this?” She wonders aloud, turning her sheathed belt knife over and over in her hands as the group of people slowly fades from sight.
Looking up, Jon places his quill back onto the desk and follows her gaze.
“There are two things I don’t think I will ever regret: sparing a life is one of them.”
Alanna turns away from the window. “What is the other one?”
For a long moment, Jon simply studies the paper in front of him.
“Keeping Tortall safe.”
Glancing back out the window, Alanna can no longer see anything but the empty road. She clips her knife back to her belt, and understands.
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