Pain Is Weakness For Kate

[Anthony Bridgerton]

Tag: Kathani Bridgerton

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ALWAYS PROTECT YOU

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Pain Is Weakness

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[Kathani Bridgerton]

It was cold, and they were lost. Kate's toes hurt from walking in the snow, and she did not have a warm coat since she had not planned on getting out of the warm carriage to walk. The night was supposed to be simple. She had dressed for a late supper hosted by a neighbor, and her new husband had ordered the carriage to be warmed both on the way there, and for their return. Which had been wonderful! Despite the awkwardness that was between them, there was times when Anthony did little things that showed he cared. Heated bricks had been awaiting her slippered feet in the carriage. She had covered in a blanket, and her coat was simple enough that she was well warmed.

Then the axle had broken, and the snow had started coming harder. And harder still. Enough that everyone feared that they would not make it back tonight by carriage, so they either had to walk back to the neighbor's house or try for home. They had left the driver with the horses, to try to make it home quicker through the wooded area, rather then the main roads which would have taken two more hours. How Anthony could find his way anywhere in this all white was beyond her!

In fact she was coming to wonder if he could. "Anthony, I cannot keep walking!" She told him, while still walking behind him, using his footprints as her steps as well. The blanket felt too think, and her slippers felt frozen.

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^{Anthony Bridgerton}

[Anthony Bridgerton]

Tag: Kathani Bridgerton
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i will

ALWAYS PROTECT YOU

This was not at all how Anthony wanted -- or hoped for -- the night to be. It had been a simple dinner, one that had gone quite well . . . that is, until their carriage broke in the middle of terrible weather. The air was bitterly cold, and the snow made each step feel more challenging than what was ordinarily quite manageable. But the worst part of it, the absolute worst part of it was . . . was that Kate was suffering. Had this been just him affected, he would have been alright. He would have handled it. Yes, he would have most certainly been irritated by the circumstance and perhaps quietly cursing throughout . . . but he would have dealt with it accordingly.

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But such was not the case. Kate, his wife . . . she was suffering. It was cold, the weather beyond unfavorable and . . . he had no way of protecting her. No, he had failed in protecting her. He was not foolish enough to blame the weather on him, and yet, the protective nature so instinctive in the Viscount made him loathe himself for putting her in this position. Cold, tired, uncomfortable. Kate was one of the strongest woman that he knew but never would he test the limits of her strength. And yet, that seemed to be what he was doing now. He hated himself for it.

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He turned when he heard her voice, saying that she could not keep walking. He felt his heart ache at the words, wishing there was a way he could instantly fix this. Taking a couple steps towards her, he first took off his coat and wrapped it around her. He then, swiftly scooped her up in his arms, holding her close to his chest. Perhaps the additional layer and his body would provide her own with some warmth. It would at least give her feet a break from walking if nothing else. "We are not much further," he assured her, making sure he had a secure hold of her before continuing on, treading through the deep snow.

[Kathani Bridgerton]

Anthony turned to walk toward her, and Kate stopped stepping into his snow prints, knowing that by stopping she might not be able to start moving again. Why was it so hard to begin moving once you stopped, as if some force held her back until she got into a rhythm of moving. He told her was not much further, but she feared it was too far for her. She should have risked the night in the carriage, even knowing that would not be much better. She would be just as cold there as here.

It was then he removed his coat, and Kate protested. "Anthony! You will freeze!" She demanded, but the moment he had it on her shoulders, her slipped feet were off the ground. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she felt weak. How was he so strong when she could not be so? "We cannot make it like this, you will tire too quickly." Yet she was not strong enough to argue and so knew that she could not continue. There was a good chance that in order for him to make it to safety, he was going to need to go on with out her. She knew she needed to tell him that. To be the voice of reason for them.

Kate placed for face to his. "Anthony, stop!" She told him, and then whispered again, "stop." Looking around at the nothing that she could see, she looked back at him. "You need to to go ahead. We both cannot stay in this cold."

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^{Anthony Bridgerton}