"I will see what i can do then." Nox wasn't sure he'd find anything but he'd try anyway. He liked seeing the smile on Raffe and the hand through his hair. The blush was endearing and if Raffe had been a girl he'd have said there was interest there.
But Nox didn't think it was that easy. How could he make the same feelings leave, even better ones if the way he kept smiling was and indication. The talk of Atharim and the iijraq was enough to make those fleeting wonders fade. Though not the smile and feelings.
The Atharim were black and white. The ijiraq was scary as fuck too. But it wasn't anything to worry about.
Nox remembered Aurora saying much the same thing about the power. Nox explained, "Women see and feel the power differently than men. What my sister figured out she could only tell me about i could never see it. And the same was true when i learned something first. We tried to work together. We managed to most of the time. But even as she said it was peaceful and light. I always felt like i had to fight for every moment. It's easier now, but now it's still a fight. The iijraq won't come for me at least i don't think it will. They like easier prey." But that was all theory. Nox really didn't know. He want sure he cared.
Raffe then asked if he thought about teaching and he couldn't help but laugh. "I have taught. Just came from one such gig. I have helped a handful of men find the power and taught a few things to others. I have a collective of four who still come to me for help. Tho i imagine they will soon find less destructive ways to use their gifts. I learned to be a weapon." Nox was careful with his words. He really didn't want to get on Carmen's bad side.
"Those house rules…" Nox paused and stepped a little closer to Raffe letting the power fall from his grasp and the orb winked out. "I think i need to know them before I go get my things and introduce you and Nova."
But Nox didn't think it was that easy. How could he make the same feelings leave, even better ones if the way he kept smiling was and indication. The talk of Atharim and the iijraq was enough to make those fleeting wonders fade. Though not the smile and feelings.
The Atharim were black and white. The ijiraq was scary as fuck too. But it wasn't anything to worry about.
Nox remembered Aurora saying much the same thing about the power. Nox explained, "Women see and feel the power differently than men. What my sister figured out she could only tell me about i could never see it. And the same was true when i learned something first. We tried to work together. We managed to most of the time. But even as she said it was peaceful and light. I always felt like i had to fight for every moment. It's easier now, but now it's still a fight. The iijraq won't come for me at least i don't think it will. They like easier prey." But that was all theory. Nox really didn't know. He want sure he cared.
Raffe then asked if he thought about teaching and he couldn't help but laugh. "I have taught. Just came from one such gig. I have helped a handful of men find the power and taught a few things to others. I have a collective of four who still come to me for help. Tho i imagine they will soon find less destructive ways to use their gifts. I learned to be a weapon." Nox was careful with his words. He really didn't want to get on Carmen's bad side.
"Those house rules…" Nox paused and stepped a little closer to Raffe letting the power fall from his grasp and the orb winked out. "I think i need to know them before I go get my things and introduce you and Nova."
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