'Cause they took your loved ones
But returned them in exchange for you
But returned them in exchange for you
Liam listened quietly and without judgment as Zavien told his tale. It certainly sounded like a complicated situation, but he had been in a complicated situation or two in his time, too. His expression didn’t so much as shift, even as Zavien described the lack of impulse control that had led to sleeping with Soh. In the end, it came down to the question of Zavien’s late girlfriend, Lena. Liam might not be able to help with the rest, but these emotions? This guilt? It was all things he knew well.
At the conclusion of Zavien’s story, Liam sighed. ”That feeling… gets better with time,” he said. ”When my wife died, I blamed myself. For not being there, even though I was exactly where I was supposed to be at the time, protecting the city. But I didn’t protect her, and I should have.” He frowned. He’d gone to some dark places after his family died, places he wasn’t proud to remember. ”It’s still hard, but I just think… she wouldn’t have wanted me to feel like that. She’d have wanted me to forgive myself, so that’s what I’ve tried to do.
“As for replacing her… that guilt, it’s hard to shake. Even after being with Maea for so long, I still have days that I wake up and wonder what my wife would have thought. But, mostly… she wouldn’t have wanted me to die alone. I know she would have wanted me to find happiness somewhere. I don’t think it matters if it’s a month or ten years after you lose someone like that. It sticks with you, and you just have to decide whether it’s worth it. The new relationship, I mean.”
At the conclusion of Zavien’s story, Liam sighed. ”That feeling… gets better with time,” he said. ”When my wife died, I blamed myself. For not being there, even though I was exactly where I was supposed to be at the time, protecting the city. But I didn’t protect her, and I should have.” He frowned. He’d gone to some dark places after his family died, places he wasn’t proud to remember. ”It’s still hard, but I just think… she wouldn’t have wanted me to feel like that. She’d have wanted me to forgive myself, so that’s what I’ve tried to do.
“As for replacing her… that guilt, it’s hard to shake. Even after being with Maea for so long, I still have days that I wake up and wonder what my wife would have thought. But, mostly… she wouldn’t have wanted me to die alone. I know she would have wanted me to find happiness somewhere. I don’t think it matters if it’s a month or ten years after you lose someone like that. It sticks with you, and you just have to decide whether it’s worth it. The new relationship, I mean.”
But would you have it any other way?
You couldn't have it any other way
You couldn't have it any other way
Liam
Minor powerplay allowed without permission.
Feel free to use force/magic on Liam.
Feel free to use force/magic on Liam.
