 That's Rough Buddy | Be the Flower | Moon & Stars
Cornelius' heart did ecstatic little flutters in his chest when Azura's wand flew into his hand. HIS CHARM SUCCEED. Say what? Uhuuuuh. Oh yeaaaaaah! Little victory boogie dance.
DID HIRSCH SEE--
Oh crud.
Azura's sad little face did stuff to the boy's conscience. His parent's upbringing definitely clashing at this very moment. His mum would be proud and tell him to stand up straight, tuck his shirt in and bow. To not act cocky just because he won, but humble because his hard work was paying off. Then there was his dad, who would fist bump his hand in the air and sing victory, BUT--there's a but--he's always told Cornelius to never intentionally make a girl cry.
.........Well. It hadn't been his intention. His intention was to win and he did.
While his mind did the wrestling his parent's caused in his head (you'd think they'd get it right on the fifth child), Cornelius did a small bow at Azura, then made his way towards her in a hurry.
"I didn't mean to upset her," Cornelius told Hirsch, because he was there now and probably understood more than Cornelius did on how he felt winning his first duel. "Honest," he added, turning to look at Azura.
"Here's your wand," he said handing it over, his excitement levels going down a smidgen.
He won and he upset a girl. Which one was most important/worse/bad/good?
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