06-30-2014, 05:36 PM
While Tony didn't believe in coincidence, Elias was apathetic toward providence. He entertained the idea of fate, but at the end of the day, he didn't care to dwell on the future. He was fully engaged in the present.
They continued in silence for some time. The buildings changed their architecture slightly as they proceeded. The library, with its hints of modern technology planted like jewelry around the face of an aged woman, was an institution of the past. The Chancellor's offices gleamed new and pristine. In the space of a few hundred steps it seemed he and Tony passed from one century and emerged in another.
Before they entered the area proper, Tony grabbed him by the arm. Elias gaze swung from the grip back to Tony, flat and piercing correction while the man that held him attempted to intimidate him with ultimatums.
"My fate is my own. Do not assume to know what I care for and what I am willing to sacrifice. If I were disinterested, I would walk away. I may still, but take me at my word, Tony, I will never run and hide. Not from anyone."
He pulled his arm free and gestured toward the door. "Shall we?"
He even held it open for him. Despite the quiet demeanor, his heart was racing excitement.
They continued in silence for some time. The buildings changed their architecture slightly as they proceeded. The library, with its hints of modern technology planted like jewelry around the face of an aged woman, was an institution of the past. The Chancellor's offices gleamed new and pristine. In the space of a few hundred steps it seemed he and Tony passed from one century and emerged in another.
Before they entered the area proper, Tony grabbed him by the arm. Elias gaze swung from the grip back to Tony, flat and piercing correction while the man that held him attempted to intimidate him with ultimatums.
"My fate is my own. Do not assume to know what I care for and what I am willing to sacrifice. If I were disinterested, I would walk away. I may still, but take me at my word, Tony, I will never run and hide. Not from anyone."
He pulled his arm free and gestured toward the door. "Shall we?"
He even held it open for him. Despite the quiet demeanor, his heart was racing excitement.