seal my heart and break my pride; elektrum

[munroe]

MUNROE. The stranger offers his name accompanied with an oily smirk and the wild child is struck with a sudden feeling of impeding danger. He was always more attuned to his instincts than most others and he was prepared to withdraw from this unsettling situation. But he had not even taken one step back in retreat before Elektrum lunges forward and makes contact with his face. Before his wide hazel eyes, the world shifts. Just as it had done once before (his memories who had thought it kinder to hide away from him than to torture him with his brief time in Nessa’s playroom). There are flashes of both light and darkness; the surroundings blend constantly between haziness and sharpness. It was nauseating. But it soon clears and the spinning space finally comes to a standstill. They were certainly not in Beqanna anymore. He scrambles backwards - away from the boy and his shattering touches. A loud clattering noise resounds from his hasty steps striking the cobblestones beneath his feet. Munroe observes their new surroundings with a sense of growing horror and reluctant awe. Strange squares rose up from the earth in sparkling white marble ad carefully laid cobblestones led the way to some unknown destination. He’d never seen the like; he’d never even possessed the imagination for some of the things he was seeing. His bewildered state soon faded and transposed into a fit of anger. Munroe knew this boy had something to do with their sudden journey. Despite his misgivings, he took an aggressive step towards Elektrum. The wild child halted just as quickly when he heard the boy’s question and he tilted his head in slight confusion. Munroe lived in the moment; he was not one to neither dwell in the past nor worry about the future. His needs and desires were simple: a full stomach, a cool drink of water to quench his thirst, and some shade to take shelter in when the desert sun was at its highest. But he was always happiest when beside Ima’s side. She had saved him and loved him and always cared for him. And so his answer is unwavering. “Ima.”