[SE] Ignore all the burdens that you keep

Tryin' to wash away all the blood I've spilt
This lust is a burden that we both share

Liam, too, was eager to finish his quest - and to look forward to the future, where he might request upgrades to his sword or perhaps a set of armor for protection. "That's great," he echoed, smiling at Maea proudly. As for what she should do next, he paused, his gaze roving across the landscape. "I'm not sure. It's a challenge, isn't it? Deciding what to focus on next? On the one hand, they say that offense is the best defense, but on the other - you won't get very far without good armor." He shrugged, as though to indicate that this was only his opinion, and that she should do as she liked regardless.

Thoughts of a dragon made him blink with surprise. "Honestly, for a long time I wasn't sure I deserved one," he said. "And then I sort of lost the drive to do much of anything after leaving Stormbreak." And now that he was doing things again, he still wasn't quite sure that he was deserving. He wasn't a dragoon anymore, and he wasn't sure that he was still the same person who'd wanted a dragon all those years ago. "Now... I don't know. Maybe I'll ask, sometime. But then it's a question of whether to ask for a dragon, or for armor, or for weaponry - which takes priority?"

The landscape changed slowly as they moved out of the flat area where skyships let off passengers. Liam kept an eye on the uneven terrain, unwilling to trip and make a fool of himself in front of Maea. After a time, he felt Maea poke his arm and looked up to find that something was moving on the horizon. "There's definitely something moving," he said, shifting uneasily. "Do you want to investigate, or avoid it?"

Two sinners can't atone from a lone prayer
Souls tied, intertwined by our pride and guilt

Liam