Nova

Oh what chaos they will bring.
 
I'm reminded of Kyros. That damned centaur. Was on one of my early training missions, a brief saunter into the fey for Mother and her Blades. A fairly simple objective, one I should have been able to deal with quickly. And yet.
 
He surprised me at every turn; be it the traps he set, the speed at which he was able to adapt, or the fervor he held for his cause; he certainly made completing my mission difficult. When it came to trading blows I was taken aback by the raw power in his swings, the way he got swept up by the Thrill. I think he saw the same in me, as well. Sufficed to say we both got...distracted in the heat of battle. The roar of the waterfall above us, the secluded lake... I swear there was something in the air as well. I don't recall which one of us threw down our arms first, though I think it hardly matters. He was a gentler lover than I expected, all things considered.
 
Shame he had to die. Though that was the mission, and we both understood how it was going to end. Maybe that's why we let ourselves get distracted.
 
Thankfully I've got no plans to kill Nova, and I hope it never comes to that. I certainly know they'll be distracting, though.
 
Oh what chaos they will bring.