[To hear such rage in the other man's voice is uncomfortably foreign, and Gale does not blame him for a moment.
He had expected Godfrey to hate him. To be furious, devastated. To be heartbroken, just as Gale himself had been heartbroken— but if Godfrey had remained safe, away from this world, it would have been enough. He could have weathered the hate then— could have weathered anything. He had already been punished for his failures by those above his rank, already had the intense disappointment of his master made known to him at length, but even all of that, he had been able to bear without flinching, believing that Godfrey would be able to live, no longer of interest to his clan.
How very wrong he had been. He was alive, yes, but far from safe— and no longer himself.
Gale's hands threaten to shake as he slips his phone back into his jacket pocket, but he manages to steady himself for the moment, leveling his gaze on the hunter before him.]
I expect you were thorough. [Of course he was.] I'm sure that by now, you know why I could not tell you the truth of what I was.
[The Masquerade— but gods, he has wanted to. He had planned to. If he'd had it his way, they would have put the city behind them and lived an entirely different life.]
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He had expected Godfrey to hate him. To be furious, devastated. To be heartbroken, just as Gale himself had been heartbroken— but if Godfrey had remained safe, away from this world, it would have been enough. He could have weathered the hate then— could have weathered anything. He had already been punished for his failures by those above his rank, already had the intense disappointment of his master made known to him at length, but even all of that, he had been able to bear without flinching, believing that Godfrey would be able to live, no longer of interest to his clan.
How very wrong he had been. He was alive, yes, but far from safe— and no longer himself.
Gale's hands threaten to shake as he slips his phone back into his jacket pocket, but he manages to steady himself for the moment, leveling his gaze on the hunter before him.]
I expect you were thorough. [Of course he was.] I'm sure that by now, you know why I could not tell you the truth of what I was.
[The Masquerade— but gods, he has wanted to. He had planned to. If he'd had it his way, they would have put the city behind them and lived an entirely different life.]