23. little lion man
Weep, little lion man,
You're not as brave as you were at the start
Rate yourself and rake yourself
Take all the courage you have left


The cup of tea slipped out of Regulus’ hands and shattered into tiny little pieces. “Oh dear!” said Andromeda as she rushed to grab a tea towel. Regulus remained still as a statue. Unreadable. “Are you okay?”

Regulus picked up a piece of glass and shrugged. “I’m slipping.”

“Well your cup of tea did,” teased Andromeda. Regulus didn’t laugh. She frowned. “What ever do you mean?”

“I can’t do this anymore.” The glass cut him.

“Do what?”

“Be apart of all of this.”

Andromeda grabbed his hand and examined the cut. “How are you going to leave them?”

"With courage."