KORBIN
And round about his home the glory
That blushed and bloomed,
That blushed and bloomed,
He felt the weight of that gaze on him, and made himself consider the implications of such a situation. Korbin swallowed, not happy with the conclusions he made. "Let me guess... excessive brutality and cruelty? If they opted for child soldiers rather than brainless cultists." It would have been just as easy to paint those royal members out as gods.. but perhaps that was also something that was done. Korbin felt he didn't really want to know the full extent of what Loren had lived through. It would make not caring very difficult.
Shifting a bit uncomfortably, Korbin nodded to the philosophical arguments. He... couldn't say he agreed that there was anything wrong with self-sacrifice. It was how he lived, after all. He wasn't suffering, and everyone else was better for it... what was the harm in giving up a few things if it eased the burden on others? But he wasn't going to argue; Loren could do what he wished. "So you have no complaints about your Frey whatsoever?" he just had to ask; it seemed too meek, to just happily accept someone who called you boring.
But he did sigh when the question made him have to think for everyone again. It didn't feel right, to pretend he really knew how everyone would react. "I don't know," he admitted. "Maybe. But there's a good number who would prefer a Halo native to hold that title, if there has to be one at all. Personally... I think I'd prefer if he stepped down. And then we could all get to decide who we want to entrust our safety to. It's not really about doing things that makes us happy... it's about him not being one of us." And that still applied to Loren as well.
Shifting a bit uncomfortably, Korbin nodded to the philosophical arguments. He... couldn't say he agreed that there was anything wrong with self-sacrifice. It was how he lived, after all. He wasn't suffering, and everyone else was better for it... what was the harm in giving up a few things if it eased the burden on others? But he wasn't going to argue; Loren could do what he wished. "So you have no complaints about your Frey whatsoever?" he just had to ask; it seemed too meek, to just happily accept someone who called you boring.
But he did sigh when the question made him have to think for everyone again. It didn't feel right, to pretend he really knew how everyone would react. "I don't know," he admitted. "Maybe. But there's a good number who would prefer a Halo native to hold that title, if there has to be one at all. Personally... I think I'd prefer if he stepped down. And then we could all get to decide who we want to entrust our safety to. It's not really about doing things that makes us happy... it's about him not being one of us." And that still applied to Loren as well.
Is but a dim-remembered story
Of the old time entombed.
Of the old time entombed.
