Slipping The Leash

[deeperwonderment]

Title: Slipping The Leash
Author: shadowcat
Fandom: The Black Jewels
Pairing/Characters: Saetan SaDiablo
Prompt: 236 - Temper
Rating/Category: PG-13
Summary: There were times that Saetan would have loved to just let his temper slip the leash.
Words: 237
Notes: This was written for this prompt table.




There were times that Saetan would have loved to just let his temper slip the leash. He wanted to let his temper slip the leash and take some satisfaction in the destruction that would occur if he were to do such a thing. He often thought that if he had let his temper burn hot a few times, then a great many things would not have happened as they did.

A hot temper wasn’t what made a good leader – as Geoffrey so often told him. The very fact that he didn’t rule with temper as his main weapon was why his people willingly served him for so long. It was why his people respected him and even loved him in many cases.

While he watched his girls practicing the steps that their new dance instructor – sixth in two weeks – led them in, Saetan thought much about his temper and what he did or didn’t do with it.

His temper could be a very dangerous weapon. However, as he paid attention to the dark star that the rest of the girls gravitated to, he knew he would use it. He would let his temper slip the leash as often as he needed to in order to keep this budding young Circle safe.

Yes, he would let his temper run rampant and become an icy, bladed weapon if that was what it took to protect his star bright daughter.

Comments

[klmeri]

Best use of the prompt here, because Saetan has always been about control. Admitting to himself that he would slip that leash - and not regret it - is something I always liked in his character development.