Muttonhawk

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Gallus at first flinched back slightly at Dar-tzesa's reaction. He was going to try and calm her. However, he quickly turned his head to Meesei as she gave the order and Gallus knew that he had to finish it. He placed one hand under Dar-tzesa's chin and plunged his dagger into her throat, immediately silencing her shouting.

"Yizan-Lei, Gideon," Gallus repeated in Dar-tzesa's death throes. He was breathing quickly. He couldn't bare to look at Dar-tzesa's eyes anymore. "I'll help him. I promise."

Dar-tzesa's suffering had gone on long enough. Gallus curled his lips and drew his dagger forcefully back to let the last of Dar-tzesa's life flow free. She was unresponsive in seconds.

With Gallus facing away from Meesei, it almost seemed inhuman to see him immediately go about severing the rest of Dar-tzesa's neck with his dagger. This was why his next actions when he was finished seemed rather sudden. The dagger caused a dull crack to sound as he cut between the vertebrae--the last strands connecting Dar-tzesa's head to her body--and then the dagger made a metallic clatter as it was released onto the table. Gallus quickly released all the air in his lungs and hunched his head forward. He brought the unbloodied back of his wrist up to the bridge of his nose and drew his dagger hand to the edge of the table to support himself, leaving red streaks beyond the pooling blood. A moment of stillness and silence passed, blood dripped from the fingers of his raised hand.

Gallus had killed before. He had seen blood and decapitations before. Never before now had he felt this way about it. He sniffed wetly, fully betraying his emotions.

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

Oh yeah, I should probably get into the habit of proof reading before I post rather than after.

Pfft, proof reading is for nerds!

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

Shame on you. OOC banter is paramount in life!

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

I'll be studying for most of tomorrow anyway. It'll be all the same to me.

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

God damn it, now hain are going to be wary of art...

EDIT: Well, given how rare it is, it probably won't end up in a phobia. It'll probably just be a children's story warning against spending too much time on unimportant things in life for now. It's just that such a story would come true every now and then. :|

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

I've got work in a bit, so I'll say G'night now.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

The additional information confirmed Gallus' suspicions. Dar-tzesa has a son that needed help and Vile may have exploited that to use her.

Gallus bit the inside of his cheek and glanced away, but he didn't give up. He spoke to Dar-tzesa in a more level voice. "You can think that, but you don't know that it's true. You have a choice, Dar-tzesa. Either you say nothing and guarantee that your son will not be helped, or you tell me now and create a chance that he can." Gallus angled his head forward, looking into her eyes, "Your life is over, but not his. Not yet. Do this one last thing for his sake."

Gallus waited patiently for Dar-tzesa to answer, but his face had a sternness to it that was doing less to hide emotion than before.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Gallus pulled a half smile and gave a single quick nod. "Absolutely," Gallus said brightly, "It is good to get to know you outside of serious duties."

With that, Gallus pushed up out of his seat and picked up his plate to wash it. He wished the enjoyable conversation could have distracted his thoughts for longer, but enough time in silence passed that he was back to thinking about tomorrow. He wasn't sure exactly what part of it he was looking forward to the least.

Gallus' movements caught Sabine's eye once Peiter spotted him. "Okay. It looks like he is done." Sabine, glanced to Peiter. "If you want to wait and think, that is okay."

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With his hands clasped together in front of him, Gallus looked over Dar-tzesa as coldly as he could. Even with how much he had seen her suffer, she never failed to rub off some despair onto himself. At this point, Gallus was looking forward to the end of her life almost as much as she was, if only because he thought he would be able to move on. Still, he knew this point would be the most difficult.

When Dar-tzesa spoke, her last words caused his eyes to light up slightly through his callous mask of a face. He turned his head slowly to Meesei, then to Dar-tzesa again. He heard an assurance from his rational mind that to broach this new topic would only lead to more suffering as he breathed in to speak.

"Dar-tzesa. I'm going to fulfil the promise I made to you earlier." Gallus said in a monotone. He stepped up to the table and slid a sharp dagger out of his sleeve, checking its edge in full view of the prisoner. He wished that Dar-tzesa could have a painless death with Meesei's magic, but in his haste to get things over with, he placed his empty hand over her snout to keep her mouth closed and placed the edge of the dagger to one side of her neck. All he had to do was pull, but he hesitated. His eyes caught hers and he sighed.

Slowly and shakily, Gallus lifted his hand and dagger off Dar-tzesa and rubbed his forehead with his knuckle. "I know that look," Gallus mumbled. He put both his hands on the table and took another breath, his face finally softening. "Dar-tzesa, we're at the end. I must be honest. I have cared for two boys for the better part of eight years. I know that look you have." He pursed his lips and looked ahead, trying to think of what to do. "One final bargain," he said quickly, looking to Dar-tzesa again, "If you tell me who it is that you were there for, I will promise two things;" Gallus nodded his head towards Meesei, "I'll have Meesei here numb your pain so your death will be as painless as falling asleep and I will do my utmost to make sure that someone will be there for whoever it is. No more daedra, no more lycanthropy, no more war."

Gallus didn't care at this point whether Meesei approved of his actions or not, but after this long, Gallus felt as though Dar-tzesa deserved hope in her death at the very least.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

If you like, sure.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Gallus was continuing to laugh through a grin. "Let us pray that they do not join forces, then."

The conversation had put Gallus in a much better mood than when they had been talking about him problems. He was also glad to know that Ri'vashi had the capacity to loosen up and enjoy a laugh.

There was a moment where Gallus cleared his throat and swallowed to try and stop laughing. "More seriously, though, I was wondering if La'tahne had a romantic infatuation with you. It certainly sounds like she enjoys your attention. Are you a particular target of her attempts to make life interesting, or does she tend not to focus on you?"

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Sabine opened her eyes and frowned. She didn't like the way Peiter made it sound like Tzirret could just be bent back into shape like a fork if one of his friends died in battle. Still, he was correct in that it would be better than dying.

After another nod, Sabine placed a hand on Peiter's shoulder and spoke. "I do not think Tzirret would hate you forever." Sabine craned her head up and looked around the room. "I think I saw Gallus when I was getting my food. We could find him now if you like." Looking back down to Peiter, Sabine wore a small smile, "We should be able to find Ma'tanza as well, if she is having dinner here."