Stratus

I remember the day before I met you
When I was handed my simple task:
To kill the leader of a corrupt clan
That had not done as the queen had asked

I remember the hours before I met you
When I slipped into your clan
My mind filled with nothing but the money
I knew I would soon have in my hand

And I remember when I first saw you
The charming daughter of a tyrant’s crown
So shy no one would ever notice
If you were no longer around

Your footsteps were light as whispers
You clutched your notes close to your chest
As if afraid of all your secrets
Spilling out and making a mess

And I wove my web around you
Used you as a shield for just my goal
And you were adorable and were awkward
So I thought you were but a fool

Yet I’d doubted the edge of your mind
You knew what I was doing, didn’t you?
So why didn’t you stop me from toying
With your feelings though you knew the truth?

And on the day I finally used you
To get close to the target that must be slain
A riot erupted within your clan
And waylaid all my plans

By some twist of fate we fled together
You saved my life much more than once
Until I had to admit the truth you’d seen:
I had been falling in love all along

I remember the day I said I love you
Confessed I didn’t want to be alone
And when you whispered you did, too
I felt like I’d finally found my home.