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Interlude: Brax

Author: Achlys
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-04 20:27:09

What an idiot.

Deep down, Brax had known that it was a stupid idea to meet Adira here. It was even more stupid, he knew, to expect his sister to be happy to see him after everything that had happened both between the two of them but also beyond them. That never stopped him from hoping though, no matter how naive it may be.

He watched his sister walk off and picked up the bear from the floor. There was guilt written all over his face, not that Adira spared even a glance back at him to be able to see that, and he wished there was something he could do to show her just how much he meant his apology. The regret of leaving her in the warehouse had been eating at him pretty much since the second he left and it wasn’t like he didn’t deserve it but he still wanted Adira to understand, to know the truth, even if it was ugly.

Adira didn’t even know where she was going when she opened one of the bedroom doors and Brax hated himself for being a person who made his sister willing to risk the unkn
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  • The Rule of the Rogues   Interlude: Brax

    What an idiot.Deep down, Brax had known that it was a stupid idea to meet Adira here. It was even more stupid, he knew, to expect his sister to be happy to see him after everything that had happened both between the two of them but also beyond them. That never stopped him from hoping though, no matter how naive it may be. He watched his sister walk off and picked up the bear from the floor. There was guilt written all over his face, not that Adira spared even a glance back at him to be able to see that, and he wished there was something he could do to show her just how much he meant his apology. The regret of leaving her in the warehouse had been eating at him pretty much since the second he left and it wasn’t like he didn’t deserve it but he still wanted Adira to understand, to know the truth, even if it was ugly.Adira didn’t even know where she was going when she opened one of the bedroom doors and Brax hated himself for being a person who made his sister willing to risk the unkn

  • The Rule of the Rogues   Chapter 11: Reunions

    Time stood still. Adira swore everything happened in slow motion as she watched her brother stand up and approach her. Her heart raced, pounding against her ribcage as if trying to escape. Numerous thoughts rushed through the woman’s head, each one screaming over the last and making it impossible to tell what any of them actually were.When she finally managed to speak, her voice was shaky and uncertain. Of all of the things she had been half expecting to find here, her missing brother was not one of them. Well, not so missing anymore she supposed. He was here. She knew where she was.“What are you doing here?”Brax glanced over at Braxton, a silent message passing between the two of them before Braxton slipped out into one of the bedrooms, leaving the two siblings alone to talk. The privacy should have made it easier but Adira found herself missing the buffer Braxton had provided for the two of them. Considering how much Adira had missed Brax and how often she had longed to have her

  • The Rule of the Rogues   Chapter 10: The Hatch

    “Tell me again where we’re going?”Braxton chuckled slightly and shook his head, “You worry too much.”“I worry just enough. Braxton, if we get seen-”“We won’t.”“And you’re certain of that?”Braxton nodded, “Listen, this place is exactly what we need right now. We just need to get there.”Adira sighed but nodded slightly. She knew there was no point in arguing with him anymore right now. At the very least, she would wait until they got to the place and she knew what she was arguing about. For now, she just kept walking, head down, trying to trust him.It wasn’t easy, especially considering the way she had been living in the warehouse, but there was only so much she could handle on her own and, whatever his motivations were, Braxton at least seemed to be willing enough to help her and that was the most important thing right now.The sun began to fall as they walked and Adira could feel her nerves heightening. There was so much unknown about today, about this place, about Braxton, and

  • The Rule of the Rogues   Chapter 9: Wolf Eyes

    Braxton’s words lingered on Adira’s mind as they carried on walking. Neither of them spoke, too caught up in their own complex web of circumstances and problems and trying to figure out how they would get out of this okay. There seemed to be more things that could go wrong coming up as time went on and Adira didn’t know how she was going to get Camden to agree to help her. All she knew was that she needed his help. It was her only chance.It was Hope’s only chance.That was all that kept Adira going right now. Going to Camden wasn’t about her, she was out, going to Camden was about those she had left behind. It was about Hope and Brax and the numerous nameless faces she had seen only in fleeting moments as they were dragged around the warehouse but she had, for some reason, gained a sense of responsibility for. She had to help them because they weren’t in a position to help themselves - her pride and her fear would just have to deal with that. What she was less sure about was Braxton

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    It was tense as the two of them sat down on the trunk of a fallen tree. Tension seemed to follow the two of them a lot, lingering in the sidelines to rear its head given even the smallest of opportunities and it didn’t give Adira a great deal of confidence for the two of them working together with any great success.“Listen,” Braxton spoke after a couple of minutes, “I don’t know what kind of relationship your family had with Camden but he will only buy into those kinds of relationships if he has something to gain from them. Even getting into the pack…it’s not about relationships, Adira, it’s about transactions. It’s about what he needs or wants and how he can get it.”Adira looked confused as she tried to process this information, “He was around all the time when I was growing up. My parents wouldn’t do anything to put me and Brax in danger. Maybe they were different.”“Well, you can hope for that but it’s better to plan for the worst. You know, even when we get to Camden, there is n

  • The Rule of the Rogues   Chapter 7: Runaway

    Adira followed after Braxton, maintaining a reasonable distance between the two of them. She didn’t like how desperate it made her look, but she also didn't see another real solution right now.“Braxton, please, I didn’t mean-”“What?” Braxton snapped as he stopped and swung around to face Adira, making her jump, “What didn’t you mean? Because you were so desperate for my help yet somehow you can't trust me! Why would you even keep me around if that was the case? The guards are gone, why not dispose of me as soon as possible, right?”“It’s not like that.”“Then what is it like, Adira, because if you can’t trust me-”“I can!” she cut him off, “I do! I do.”For a moment, Braxton just stared at her, seemingly trying to assess how honest she was being with him. His suspicion was written across his face and Adira couldn’t help but feel slightly guilty. Not because she cared about him but because she knew that she had been harsh and that she shouldn’t have reacted in the way she did. Especi

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