[ loss of innocent life was an extreme mood-killer, yeah. mordalion is as neutrally poised as ever, but there's a tension to him that wouldn't be noticeable to anyone but a fellow knight.
he sighs, hands still folded over the pommel of the poison eater. ]
There were fewer of us, less chaos to keep track of. Like this, too, structured in this manner... there's motivation to hide and protect and obfuscate, more than Sancoeur was ever capable of achieving on her own.
[ he's right, of course. she doesn't seem surprised or upset by the answer, because it's the correct one, and it's right there in her mind, too.
but still. ]
Quickly our numbers dwindle, but the chaos increases. 'Tis something to be said, being kept in this place like animals on display, made to entertain the auditors and slaughter one another.
But we must not let this happen again. No matter the chaos, or what we face... 'tis all unjust, but this was us. We did this.
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he sighs, hands still folded over the pommel of the poison eater. ]
There were fewer of us, less chaos to keep track of. Like this, too, structured in this manner... there's motivation to hide and protect and obfuscate, more than Sancoeur was ever capable of achieving on her own.
no subject
but still. ]
Quickly our numbers dwindle, but the chaos increases. 'Tis something to be said, being kept in this place like animals on display, made to entertain the auditors and slaughter one another.
But we must not let this happen again. No matter the chaos, or what we face... 'tis all unjust, but this was us. We did this.