There was no glimmer of hope in his eyes and within an instant, he felt it would all come crashing down around them. The whole world seemed to be quaking violently, as a woman in labor. The strands of æther where tearing at his hands, but he could not break the bands that bound him.

"You thought you'd never be like this, right?"Her voice was soft, but not without a tone of utter disgust. His daughters now had sway over his fate. . . .

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Just a little something I've been working on. ^_^ I'll work more on it when my muse hasn't evaporated. Oooh! Look! Coke with lime!