05-11-2022, 09:47 PM
Edmund had not been expected the swift strike to his hand, that much was obvious by the way he jumped and cradled his injured hand. Panicked green eyes shot up to the man's face, and confusion quickly added into the mix when he man stepped back and raised his hands.
Fuck. The boy turned his head just enough to see where Aslan had nodded, trying to swallow down the fear that was rising in his throat, but everything was suddenly dry.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to," Edmund said quietly. His own accent was foreign, falling out in strange ways over the vowels. "Please don't call him over."
He felt pathetic, caught so quickly and now begging a stranger for mercy. But then, what other choice did he have?
Fuck. The boy turned his head just enough to see where Aslan had nodded, trying to swallow down the fear that was rising in his throat, but everything was suddenly dry.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to," Edmund said quietly. His own accent was foreign, falling out in strange ways over the vowels. "Please don't call him over."
He felt pathetic, caught so quickly and now begging a stranger for mercy. But then, what other choice did he have?
