[ How much does she know, he wonders while she embraces him. Whether or not she knows about the prophecy's blood price, she understands the tragic necessity of sacrifice.
His mind treacherously shifts to the past. She's offered that understanding before. She's also said those things about his feelings in the world before this one. When he awakened in Aellyn, he resolved to prevent that conversation from happening again. Looking back, perhaps that was too arrogant of him. (Perhaps he should confess.)
His eyes wander to the side as he looks over her shoulder to another spot on the floor.
The gods made a monster out of his brother through the Scourge; they made a monster out of him through his envy. His ugliness is intrinsic, and the reason why his words fall on deaf ears. His reasons and feelings don't merit that privilege. Even now, that ugliness persists for the sake of the future. ]
Upon leaving this world, his sentence will begin anew. Once again, my brother will be bound to his curse.
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His mind treacherously shifts to the past. She's offered that understanding before. She's also said those things about his feelings in the world before this one. When he awakened in Aellyn, he resolved to prevent that conversation from happening again. Looking back, perhaps that was too arrogant of him. (Perhaps he should confess.)
His eyes wander to the side as he looks over her shoulder to another spot on the floor.
The gods made a monster out of his brother through the Scourge; they made a monster out of him through his envy. His ugliness is intrinsic, and the reason why his words fall on deaf ears. His reasons and feelings don't merit that privilege. Even now, that ugliness persists for the sake of the future. ]
Upon leaving this world, his sentence will begin anew. Once again, my brother will be bound to his curse.