Al listened with increasing horror as Edmund curled himself closer. Edmund had always pushed past his boundaries, made Al uncomfortable, but after the way they’d left things, he thought certainly that Edmund wouldn’t press up against him like this.
Except — he was more sure than ever. This wasn’t Edmund. Someone had done something to him. Whether it was that incubus or Kala... they’d changed him. Al knew it as surely as he’d ever known anything, and the second this was over he was finding Lucy. Peter would listen to her.
“Edmund, those texts are outdated.” He put his hands on Edmund’s shoulders, pushing him away, because — no. Al held him there at arms’ length so that he’d meet Al’s gaze and listen, for once. “Theyre from a time before Aslan, when we needed that structure to stop Narnians from tearing each other apart. The world is different now. People might struggle to accept it at first, but the people who would protest are the people who would want to turn against you already. And even they wouldn’t tell you you have to do anything to live your life. You can be with whoever you want for Edmund, for any reason. You don’t have to find an alpha if you don’t want one.”
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Date: 2018-07-21 12:13 am (UTC)Except — he was more sure than ever. This wasn’t Edmund. Someone had done something to him. Whether it was that incubus or Kala... they’d changed him. Al knew it as surely as he’d ever known anything, and the second this was over he was finding Lucy. Peter would listen to her.
“Edmund, those texts are outdated.” He put his hands on Edmund’s shoulders, pushing him away, because — no. Al held him there at arms’ length so that he’d meet Al’s gaze and listen, for once. “Theyre from a time before Aslan, when we needed that structure to stop Narnians from tearing each other apart. The world is different now. People might struggle to accept it at first, but the people who would protest are the people who would want to turn against you already. And even they wouldn’t tell you you have to do anything to live your life. You can be with whoever you want for Edmund, for any reason. You don’t have to find an alpha if you don’t want one.”