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“I said put me down!”
There is so much I can teach her. For one so used to survival in the unforgiving desert, she lacks common sense.
She’s seen me eviscerate my enemies, setting fire to families who did nothing to me other than exist. And still, she has the audacity to make demands ofme.
I give her a smile, looking down at the desert and gauging the distance. A fall from this distance would certainly kill her.
I know she has to know that.
“You want me to put you down?”
“Yes, you idiot! Let go of me!”
I relax my grasp, moving my hand toward an itch I’ve had on my shoulder and scratching it with satisfaction.
I feel immediate relief. You’d think immortal beings would be immune to simple inconveniences, but to us, the smallest things are the most painful. An encroacher on our territory. A pet that won’t behave.
She plummets from the sky.You could just let her die and find another pet, I think.This one’s clearly broken.
I shake my head, spiraling into a downward trajectory.
Though I can’t justify it, I know there’s something about this creature that is irreplaceable. She has something to offer me that no other creature in this desert, or even in this realm, can. I can feel it in my gut.
Gods, I really am becoming sentimental.
As delicious as her fear is, I catch her well before she hits the ground, bringing her back into my hold. Frustratingly, she is still impossible to deal with, carrying a temper toward the one creature who might offer her ‘salvation.’
“You’re very funny! I bet you’re pretty pleased with yourself!”
I can feel her tears moistening my shoulder, and I feel a pang of something unfamiliar cross over me. I don’t know what to call it. It’s new to me.
Somehow, seeing her cry suddenly displeases me.
“If you want to backtalk, we can do this all day,” I remind her. “But next time, I can’t guarantee that I’m going to catch you.”
I feel her quiet down, squirming against me less. I can only hope that I’ve finally broken her will, so that we might begin building something better in its place.
“Maybe we’ll just test our luck? See how fast I really am?” I taunt her in the name of truth.
“You’re a monster.” She speaks quietly enough that she doesn’t think I can hear her. But given that her face is inches from mine, I don’t understand her logic.
“A monster? I thought I was your redeemer? I thought I was your god?”
She quiets down again, feeling immediately remorseful. And I drop her again.
This time, I let her fall long enough that she thinks I’m not going to catch her. I want her to see the consequences of her actions. I want her tofeelmy power and know not to step against me again.
I swoop in when she’s mere feet from the ground.
“When are you going to understand that you’re mine? Your every action, every whim, belongs to me alone.”
I tread above the ground, carrying her with my wings.
“You can’t hide anything from me. I know your every thought. I hear your every whisper.”
She sulks. This pathetic display is not conducive to her survival.
I hope she snaps out of it. It’s not my wish to harm her again.
