The Choice is Clear

With a sigh you realize you wouldn't be able to think about anything else at the moment until you go talk with Karisi and learn more and more about Hawk and his story. You're annoyed because you were just at the castle, walked all the way down into the mountain and now, here you go again, back up the hundreds of stairs out of the mountain and back to the castle!

About another ten minutes of walking and you're entering the castle to speak with the Queen. Barreling through the hallway until you make your way to the throne room to find Karisi. You just assume that's where she is because why wouldn't a Queen be in the throne room. As you blast open the doors you see the Queen of Rathkin standing up talking to someone. You don't even care who it is because at the moment, what you want to ask her is far more important.

With your eyes just glued to Queen Karisi she eventually makes contact with your own and grants you a questioning look.

Closer you get and that's when you start to notice the other person she was talking to. His mid-sized slender body, completely covered with a beige leather tunic, trousers, a cloth hood completely covering his face and has a very fancy and well made bow strapped around his back. You stomp up next to the man "What the fuck are you doing talking to him?!" you basically yell at Karisi while pointing at the man known as Hawk. "Why the hell is HE even here?!"

Karisi just glares at you but doesn't say a word. Her facial expressions are saying enough. After a brief bout of silence she returns her expression back towards Hawk "Great work as always Hawk, thank you. I'll have to follow..."

"Great work?" you interrupt Karisi "You're thanking him?! What the hell?! For what!" your express yourself back at Karisi.

Karisi turns her face towards you, the anger building up as she doesn't respond to your questions. Once more, she turns back to Hawk "I'll follow up with you shortly Hawk. I apprecia..."

"Seriously?!" your left hand rubs your forehead as your right hand throws up in the air, acting annoyed.

"That's no way to talk to your Queen." the southern style accent of Hawk finally speaks out, not voicing himself to you but looking at Karisi, his hands still interlocked with each other behind his back.

"Don't you fucking start!" you turn towards him, seeing the side of his face under his cloth hood. His lips curl up and you see his pearly white teeth smile softly as he starts to let out a few soft chuckles.

"Darien!" Karisi finally snaps at you as her eyes fill with anger.

"I need to talk to you." you snap back "And he needs to leave now!"

"No! HE can stay." she's almost bearing her teeth at you "I don't know what the hell is wrong with you but I'm having a conversation with Hawk here and all of a sudden you bust in out of no where and think I will drop everything for you." you almost step back away from her "Now listen up. I know you just woke up and I know you're trying to figure things out but I'm having a conversation with someone who has been helping me immensely since I've been here in the Syndicate, soooooo" she drones that word on "I would fucking appreciate it if you didn't just barge your ass in here and demand my attention."

"Yeah, well. I just think..." you stumble out.

"Just think what?! Huh? What's your problem with Hawk anyway? What was so god damn urgent that you're acting like a complete asshole?!"

You look back at Karisi as your brows furrow. You hear a few soft chuckles escaping Hawk's lip again and you immediately turn back to him, pointing your right index finger towards his face "I'm going to fucking punch you if you don't shut up!"

Karisi just holds her left hand on her face, rubbing her eyes as she takes a deep breath "Hawk, if you'll excuse us, I'm sorry. I'll catch up with you later." then she turns to you and she looked absolutely pissed "Darien, my room, right fucking now!" she snarls and turns around making her way to the door behind the throne.

You glance once more at Hawk and for the first time his head turns and connects with your own eyes. No words were shed between the two of you as you continue your stare into him. His eyes suddenly drop down to where the arrow was penetrated into your chest and he gives one more stupid grin before turning around and slowly walking out of the Throne room.

With a puff of air, a roll of the eyes and a few angry stomps you make your way towards Karisi's room.