Lingering Glance
Added 2023-02-23 16:00:04 +0000 UTC"Oh, God... Oh, my Lord." Joan's moans get your attention. She's splattered on the ground, her spear nowhere to be seen. She's moving her upper body as if trying to rise, but her elbows keep slipping and losing strength, and blood pools around her legs.
You walk closer. Joan sees you through the haze of pain. "Oh, God. God," she cries more desperately. She looks away from you, jaw clenched tight, hands trying to drag her body on the ground.
But she can get nowhere. Her left leg is bent at the wrong angle, the knee completely caved in. The horse did more than break her leg; it shattered the bone. Her armor is dented at the waist and sides, digging into her ribs. She's struggling to breathe, you notice. Her helmet has been thrown off, and her black hair is stained with blood.
Rain falls on you both, its roar closing in like a curtain. The street disappears, and for a moment, the world is made of only you and Joan.
*choice
1) You kill her.
2) You spare her. She's not going anywhere.
3) Do unto others as they've done unto you. You'll cut her cheek as she cut yours.
Comments
I am super late to the party, but I just finished Book One yesterday, and I must say, I was sooooo hoping for the chance of revenge on this guard. I'll also be choosing option three.
chellyense
2024-01-10 04:38:51 +0000 UTCwhen I first played and saw that third option 👇 with a quickness, it was like you read my mind 😋
d
2023-11-22 10:31:21 +0000 UTCAfter reading the first book, I was wishing so much for revenge to be an option in the sequel, but now seeing the guard suffering I think my Romanus would feel bad about scarring her face...😩 She'd still spit on the guard's face, though.
Ana Carolina s c
2023-03-01 23:48:08 +0000 UTCHuh.. I guess I missed her name
Nessy Lovegood
2023-02-24 05:17:31 +0000 UTCShe’s the one who gave us the scar on our face
Pa Chia Vang
2023-02-24 05:17:03 +0000 UTCOkkkk whose Joan? New character? Or did I miss something?
Nessy Lovegood
2023-02-24 03:38:51 +0000 UTCMy pious and merciful Romanus is about to lose her damn mind
Daijoubougie
2023-02-23 22:47:37 +0000 UTCOof that 3rd choice... So tempting...
Kashmir
2023-02-23 22:28:29 +0000 UTCIt's terrible because your writing makes me care for the most background character of all the background characters as soon as you give them a name or even just a line of dialogue 😭😭😭 Of course she's clearly a callous guard with violent tendencies, who wouldn't think twice before killing Romanus were they in reverse positions but … So would a ruthless Romanus. 💀 Even a merciful Romanus is still a mercenary who has to kill in combat every now and then. "Live by the sword, die by the sword." Now I wonder if she would beg for her life or if she would prefer to die, either because of pride or despair…🤔
L'Envolée
2023-02-23 21:23:07 +0000 UTCREVENGE
Anathema
2023-02-23 17:37:08 +0000 UTCIf it all goes well, you'll get to find out soon!
Anathema
2023-02-23 17:36:54 +0000 UTCOhohohoho, can't wait to read what leads up to THIS choice 👀
Kaylin
2023-02-23 16:45:56 +0000 UTCThe harbringer of cheek cuts
Imani
2023-02-23 16:14:52 +0000 UTCJoan?
Nessy Lovegood
2023-02-23 16:04:18 +0000 UTC*SLAMS OPTION 3*
Dr. Pierre
2023-02-23 16:01:51 +0000 UTC
