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Date Posted: 09/ 7/07 10:59am
Author: Dane
Subject: Inside
In reply to: Durgan 's message, "inside" on 09/ 7/07 10:41am

(Of course he'd been a wee bit more than concerned about the fact that his mate could cause a man to combust.. but he supposed he'd been so relieved that she and the bairns were safe that he hadn't thought all that much about it. But now, when put in the terms that his brother was laying it so neatly before him, he had to admit that his mate's powers were something to be worried about. The problem was that he wouldn't stand back and allow anyone - not even his brother or the men of his keep - to back him into a corner on this. Sabrina had been brought up with no knowledge of what she was, what she could be, and he knew firsthand what it felt like to feel abandoned by his family, to feel as though he'd been martyred to some unknown cause. No one who had gone through what he had gone through would ever allow another creature to suffer under the hands of another. And now that Bree had had a taste of her powers it would be downright cruel to shut them off.. to keep her in human form and powerless for the rest of her life. He snorted, like an impatient stallion, and crossed his arms again as he looked at his brother, slouched in helplessness.) Evie might not be dangerous, lad, but ye ken what it is like to have a mate who has a disability. Ye wouldna stand by and allow me to put her down for it, now would ye. (He walked over to the table and took his own chair, willing to be adult about this - instead of simply growling like the animal he was - and took a seat, tossing his long legs up on another chair. For a moment he was quiet, considering, as he drank from the glass of whiskey Durgan had poured for him. When he did look up, his eyes were pleading.) I dinna want to create fear in the clan, lad.. we must keep what happened today a secret. No one kens about it but the four of us. (His gaze lingered on the golden liquid in his glass, and he sighed deeply.) I have to believe that the power she used today came from a deep fear for the bairns lives.. nay because she was angry. Somehow I donnae believe she would harm any of us, even accidentilly.. because.. well, she's been powerfully pissed at me before and I am still walking. Even Sara said that she felt her power grow when she felt fear for the bairns.. mayhap is a manifestation of that and nothing more, Durgan. (He frowned, his brows furrowing a little before he slanted a look at his brother and his features softened. Durgan had a way of making him calm when he was upset.) We must find a way to harness her powers, Durgan.. not muzzle them. I willna begin a precident of prejudice againt white dragons within my home.. she is the lady of this house and as such she will be respected. If one of our bairns should be white, I willna start the whelps life with a regiment of suppression. (He was the sort of man to push his children to be everything they could be.. not to tell them they couldnt play with the other kids cause they might blow them up.)

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inside -- Durgan, 09/ 7/07 11:13am
- Inside -- Dane, 09/ 7/07 11:25am
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        inside -- Durgan, 09/ 7/07 3:07pm
        Inside -- Dane, 09/ 7/07 3:19pm
        inside -- Durgan, 09/ 7/07 3:30pm
        Inside -- Dane, 09/ 7/07 3:45pm
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