[They called it insubordination. Hell, these Lucians call nearly everything he does insubordination.
Intelligent disobedience.
It's what made him the best hunter, made him so valuable to the resistance, why he made it out alive when so many others didn't. And for all the scolding and reassignments he knows they can't afford not to keep him on the front line.
He also knows, from subtle glances, the twitch of lips beneath a beard, a glint of humor in those pale green eyes, that their king is not bothered by his so called insubordination. No, Regis makes it obvious in his own way that he enjoys Nyx's antics.
That still doesn't mean that what he's doing isn't utterly insane and liable to get him thrown in a cell, not just wall guard for the next 2 weeks.
Despite the risk as the day draws to a close Nyx parks himself on a balcony that does not belong to him, sprawled back in a chaise overlooking the city, idly rolling a pair of dice between his fingers as he waits, keeps an ear open for the sound of footsteps outside.
And when he finally hears the steady click of Regis' cane on the glossy marble floor in the hallway he can't help it. He smirks.]
For Reggie
Intelligent disobedience.
It's what made him the best hunter, made him so valuable to the resistance, why he made it out alive when so many others didn't. And for all the scolding and reassignments he knows they can't afford not to keep him on the front line.
He also knows, from subtle glances, the twitch of lips beneath a beard, a glint of humor in those pale green eyes, that their king is not bothered by his so called insubordination. No, Regis makes it obvious in his own way that he enjoys Nyx's antics.
That still doesn't mean that what he's doing isn't utterly insane and liable to get him thrown in a cell, not just wall guard for the next 2 weeks.
Despite the risk as the day draws to a close Nyx parks himself on a balcony that does not belong to him, sprawled back in a chaise overlooking the city, idly rolling a pair of dice between his fingers as he waits, keeps an ear open for the sound of footsteps outside.
And when he finally hears the steady click of Regis' cane on the glossy marble floor in the hallway he can't help it. He smirks.]