[ alhaitham is no puppetmaster, but he knows the ins and outs of one.
he speaks, and kaveh's world does not crumble and fall, no. he does not care to please alhaitham in any way or form, could not be paid to do so. the answer is, however, as infuriating as alhaitham makes it sound, and kaveh thinks again, what is my purpose here?
he stares down at alhaitham, again, as he has been doing. this time, he does not enjoy the act of doing it, because it does not feel like it. alhaitham, crown prince, still has the upper hand. kaveh, slave, does not.
there are no words he offers in exchange as he turns on his heels and leave. the answer he eventually finds for himself is thus: he will always be prince, even without a crown, even without a kingdom, even without people. he will meet elham come sundown the next day, and will be proper as one. vissudha would never be able to hold kaveh down as a slave.
he sits down on his divan, the same way as the first night: legs up, arms around them, head on knees. alhaitham is back, and kaveh's fire is bright and burning once more. he refuses to let his guards down again. ]
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he speaks, and kaveh's world does not crumble and fall, no. he does not care to please alhaitham in any way or form, could not be paid to do so. the answer is, however, as infuriating as alhaitham makes it sound, and kaveh thinks again, what is my purpose here?
he stares down at alhaitham, again, as he has been doing. this time, he does not enjoy the act of doing it, because it does not feel like it. alhaitham, crown prince, still has the upper hand. kaveh, slave, does not.
there are no words he offers in exchange as he turns on his heels and leave. the answer he eventually finds for himself is thus: he will always be prince, even without a crown, even without a kingdom, even without people. he will meet elham come sundown the next day, and will be proper as one. vissudha would never be able to hold kaveh down as a slave.
he sits down on his divan, the same way as the first night: legs up, arms around them, head on knees. alhaitham is back, and kaveh's fire is bright and burning once more. he refuses to let his guards down again. ]