【战锤40k同人作品翻译】Ennui 第十章:慰籍 Comfort(13)
“Why?” I chuckled as I leaned back to float in the center of the bath. “I will die soon… so why should I stop? I shall do as I please until death claims me, but do not worry, Alessandra, for it shall be soon, I think.”
To my surprise, no retort followed, just a strained silence. I turned my head slightly to regard her from where I floated and found her staring at me not with lust or embarrassment but with… concern.
I breathed in the bouquet of emotions and shivered despite the warmth of the water. I had never tasted anything like this before, not in my abominably long life have I once tasted whatever this flavor is.
“What is that?” I tipped forward until I was on my feet again and closed the distance between us once more. “That feeling… what you’re feeling towards me now… what is that?”
“What I’m feeling?” Alessandra stalled out, looking flustered for a moment, then finally sighed and shook her head. “I suppose I just… didn’t like it when you said that is all.”
“Your Emperor mandates my death by dint of my existence,” I pointed out wryly. “Should my death not satisfy you?”
To my surprise, no retort followed, just a strained silence. I turned my head slightly to regard her from where I floated and found her staring at me not with lust or embarrassment but with… concern.
I breathed in the bouquet of emotions and shivered despite the warmth of the water. I had never tasted anything like this before, not in my abominably long life have I once tasted whatever this flavor is.
“What is that?” I tipped forward until I was on my feet again and closed the distance between us once more. “That feeling… what you’re feeling towards me now… what is that?”
“What I’m feeling?” Alessandra stalled out, looking flustered for a moment, then finally sighed and shook her head. “I suppose I just… didn’t like it when you said that is all.”
“Your Emperor mandates my death by dint of my existence,” I pointed out wryly. “Should my death not satisfy you?”