No howling No screaming No begging for mercy No unintelligible groans No mumbled pleas for pity No noise from the ever hungry ..fire.. Complete and utter silence

And to say ......no eternally annoying Whispers in his mind....

Another of the tricks..... ...mayhaps...

-without a glance spared Her way, says he, in a Tone too casual for the Nature of the words- Do you want an honest answer, Or the one to have your ego Satisfied , M'lady ?

And illusion, It was...

His senses were rarely wrong... Now ? Never....

What would be the reason Of asking something one knows The answer to already ?

Unless to prove the obvious... That they love to hear Themselves talk ... And talk And talk....

Been long... Too long , , , Him having felt the cold Metal as such in his hands...

- there's knocking the door And then there's knocking the door out She seems to be clear at Her choice of options , Just that he is curious, To what extent,would the Silence on the other side Make her go for it -

That.... Is not something wise To say...

No, He is not going to make It that easy ...

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ㅤㅤ ∮ 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 .ᐟ ♡ for a gif starter with no context . ↺ for a written one ( lengths varied ).