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Letters of Desperation - Neris

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Beloved Nesta,

I couldn’t help but snoop when I saw a mysterious piece of parchment lying there on your bedside table with nothing but my name written in your elegant scrawl. What I wasn’t prepared to see, however, was the undying love and affection I felt when I read your letter to me. I will admit, nothing makes a centuries-old warrior like myself cry like your writing, my love. 

The way you express yourself, without holding back, like a bright, inextinguishable fire that burns with the flames of passion and throes of love, has me wholeheartedly enamoured by you. Your tongue, the very thing you hate, is what has me wrapped so thoroughly around your finger. Witty and sharp, you are a kaleidoscope, my dear. Impossible to read or predict, and yet stunning in her glory. A jewel of a person, an Empress among queens. Unrelenting, and utterly ethereal.

And oh, those eyes.

The way they light up, crystal blue like the finest sapphire or the cerulean sky on a clear day; I am lost in the depths of your eyes, the abyss that will haunt me, both awake and dreaming.

The way colour blooms on your cheeks when I shower you with compliments, the way you shy away, despite our brief, fleeting time together, only makes me want to worship you more.

But I cannot tell you this. You are still settling into life here in Autumn, and I cannot burden you with my feelings, burning bright as an inferno. It is not fair to you. You have been through enough, and the last thing you need is my tainted, blackened heart and the poisoned love which flows from it. 

No matter how many temples I go to, how many services I attend, it will not change the colour of my sins. It will not change the amount of blood which has been spilt simply because of my cruelty, nor the people who have suffered under my command.

I am yours in mind, body, and soul, should you accept the ruin that is Eris Vanserra.

Avec l’amour plus le pur,

Eris

Part 3 - Nesta

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