By the time Charles reaches Rey, the man is already rushing towards him. Snatching the back of his shirt, he yanks Charles away.
In that brief moment, however, the tunnel vision and the world beyond that window changes, and then
something
just
snaps.
Her eyes close. When they open again, the blurry tunnel disperses. She sees her brother trying to drag Charles back across the floor, to the other side of the room again, holding the back of his neck with one effortless motion.
Wait.
Her brother's--
"Orion?" Rey finally speaks, slowly rising from the bed. Her muscles ache, like she hasn't moved in ages. Sadly she's all too familiar with the sensation. In spite of this, she wills herself to stand. "Orion, let him go!"
It's not like her to raise her voice like this, but she screams those words. She's been screaming, but until now no one's been able to hear her voice.
"He wants to take you back to that place!" Orion stops, still grasping Charles' neck. "I won't let that happen again."
Just like her own brother, he doesn't listen, and she knows. He's going to kill him. Orion plans to kill Charles.
Could she do it, though? Now? Could she kill her brother before he kills a man, if he doesn't listen to reason? God, this is so wrong...
"Will stay if you let him go," she hears herself say, her eyes focused on her brother and not the man he's holding between them. Even now she isn't entirely sure she wants to entertain the prospect of what she's offering. But Orion has that look, like he's seriously considering it.
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In that brief moment, however, the tunnel vision and the world beyond that window changes, and then
something
just
snaps.
Her eyes close. When they open again, the blurry tunnel disperses. She sees her brother trying to drag Charles back across the floor, to the other side of the room again, holding the back of his neck with one effortless motion.
Wait.
Her brother's--
"Orion?" Rey finally speaks, slowly rising from the bed. Her muscles ache, like she hasn't moved in ages. Sadly she's all too familiar with the sensation. In spite of this, she wills herself to stand. "Orion, let him go!"
It's not like her to raise her voice like this, but she screams those words. She's been screaming, but until now no one's been able to hear her voice.
"He wants to take you back to that place!" Orion stops, still grasping Charles' neck. "I won't let that happen again."
Just like her own brother, he doesn't listen, and she knows. He's going to kill him. Orion plans to kill Charles.
Could she do it, though? Now? Could she kill her brother before he kills a man, if he doesn't listen to reason? God, this is so wrong...
"Will stay if you let him go," she hears herself say, her eyes focused on her brother and not the man he's holding between them. Even now she isn't entirely sure she wants to entertain the prospect of what she's offering. But Orion has that look, like he's seriously considering it.