[He should let it go, let Royce go. What has trying got him? Likely Renart will be here next to score him with her claws for this on some account. What she once saw as his clever traits... those that might make the Reynard proud, are only flaws. She had once loved him for who he is, not who she might want him to be.
Tears gather in his eyes and he strides to the door. Damn the neighbors. He shouts:]
If you truly wanted to understand, you wouldn't come here and throw me against a wall! If you truly wanted to understand, you would talk to me, not lecture! I did it because I love Renart and every cut against her is one against me. Just as it would have been if someone were to treat you that way! That is how you know I would not do it to you, you absolute fool!
[If Royce doesn't respond, Monty will slam the door. Maybe later, he'll go to Undertaker and take some frustration out there. His desires right now are darker than they would normally be. He wants to be hurt, to suffer something and let the pain drip out of him in some tangible way.]
cw: allusion to masochism
Tears gather in his eyes and he strides to the door. Damn the neighbors. He shouts:]
If you truly wanted to understand, you wouldn't come here and throw me against a wall! If you truly wanted to understand, you would talk to me, not lecture! I did it because I love Renart and every cut against her is one against me. Just as it would have been if someone were to treat you that way! That is how you know I would not do it to you, you absolute fool!
[If Royce doesn't respond, Monty will slam the door. Maybe later, he'll go to Undertaker and take some frustration out there. His desires right now are darker than they would normally be. He wants to be hurt, to suffer something and let the pain drip out of him in some tangible way.]