"Oh, yeah," Marco admits. "I have more status than I ever wanted." He shrugs mildly.
"And no, they didn't. I was fifteen when I had a chance to take him down. Obviously, that wasn't going to happen. But I tried very hard." He smiles, the expression a little crooked and one sided, amusement clear in his moon-clear eyes. "Instead of exacting my revenge, I spent the next couple of decades as his personal prisoner. A personal hell is what he calls those places. I spent some quality time in mine before we struck a bargain."
He doesn't seem like there are scars left on him due to these events, but since Kai has some extra sensory perception, he's privy to facts like elevated heartrate and blown pupils. Those are definitely not forgotten memories.
"He put me to work. Trained me, clothed me, taught me in a lot of things. But I also worked for him. I earned back my freedom through a lot of shit that he didn't want any of my uncles or cousins to handle. So, when I said I've seen danger, I meant it. I was a regular meatshield for a lot of my relatives for a while." He laughs warmly. "Now, I suppose my current situation seems a little strange regarding all this. But look, my cousin, the king, is a completely different type of case. He was put on the throne by my father and his mother, they hoped to control him, but he's proven to be a lot more tenacious than either of them suspected. I suppose you could call this a soft coup, he's going to change things. I will lay my life down for him if necessary."
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"And no, they didn't. I was fifteen when I had a chance to take him down. Obviously, that wasn't going to happen. But I tried very hard." He smiles, the expression a little crooked and one sided, amusement clear in his moon-clear eyes. "Instead of exacting my revenge, I spent the next couple of decades as his personal prisoner. A personal hell is what he calls those places. I spent some quality time in mine before we struck a bargain."
He doesn't seem like there are scars left on him due to these events, but since Kai has some extra sensory perception, he's privy to facts like elevated heartrate and blown pupils. Those are definitely not forgotten memories.
"He put me to work. Trained me, clothed me, taught me in a lot of things. But I also worked for him. I earned back my freedom through a lot of shit that he didn't want any of my uncles or cousins to handle. So, when I said I've seen danger, I meant it. I was a regular meatshield for a lot of my relatives for a while." He laughs warmly. "Now, I suppose my current situation seems a little strange regarding all this. But look, my cousin, the king, is a completely different type of case. He was put on the throne by my father and his mother, they hoped to control him, but he's proven to be a lot more tenacious than either of them suspected. I suppose you could call this a soft coup, he's going to change things. I will lay my life down for him if necessary."