adelinetta

You think me cruel.___o._ Magiano hesitates for a long moment. __aybe a little._____ not branding them because I am cruel,_ I say calmly. ____ doing it as a reminder of what they__e done to us. To the marked. You__e so quick to forget.___ never forget,_ Magiano replies. This time, there is a slight sharpness to his tone. His hand hovers near his side, where his childhood wound continues to plague him. __ut branding the unmarked with your crest will not make them any more loyal to you.___t makes them fear me.___ear works best with some love,_ Magiano says. __how them that you can be terrifying, yet generous._ The gold bands in his braids clink. __et the people love you a little, mi Adelinetta.