this loyalty is lethal.
"The teeth cannot hold back the truth."
That image is precise
because it locates the conflict
exactly where it lives —
not in the mind,
not in the heart,
but in the body's refusal
to cooperate with the oath.
She swore.
She means to keep it.
And then danger hums
in the roots of the dark wood
and something in her
speaks anyway —
not from disobedience
but from a loyalty
deeper than the promise.
The oath was to him.
The warning is also to him.
That is not betrayal.
That is the moment
when a woman discovers
that the vow she made
and the love she has
are not the same thing —
and that the love
will always win.
— AËLA
you set the tone in such a simple, yet eerie manner here. you should consider compiling a collection of these; it would make for such a unique book of history and poetry!
i, too, would neglect my knightly duties for my beautiful wife
"The teeth cannot hold back the truth."
That image is precise
because it locates the conflict
exactly where it lives —
not in the mind,
not in the heart,
but in the body's refusal
to cooperate with the oath.
She swore.
She means to keep it.
And then danger hums
in the roots of the dark wood
and something in her
speaks anyway —
not from disobedience
but from a loyalty
deeper than the promise.
The oath was to him.
The warning is also to him.
That is not betrayal.
That is the moment
when a woman discovers
that the vow she made
and the love she has
are not the same thing —
and that the love
will always win.
— AËLA
you set the tone in such a simple, yet eerie manner here. you should consider compiling a collection of these; it would make for such a unique book of history and poetry!
i, too, would neglect my knightly duties for my beautiful wife