you will always be a monster
there is no turning back from it
there is no turning back from it
Agreement is a start at the very least. An open-mindedness that Juniper may say she does not have, and yet which she unfailingly displays here and now. Alina, in comparison, had protested at least a little. It only makes Nephele more certain that Juniper fits this role in exactly the way she needs. Her bitterness sends a thrill through Nephele's stomach, wildfire gaze sparking as she leans over her folded legs, drawn in towards Juniper's words. "Precisely. We cannot fight a war on all fronts. We must focus on staying safe from the Ascended, and the humans have not caused any more harm since their initial venture into the Greatwood." Trying to leash the passion in her voice to a more moderate level that is less likely to scare or intimidate the other woman with her vehemence.
"It's not experience I'm looking for. It's that - the reaction you just had, the easy understanding that we do need the humans as our allies." Boldly she stands from her seated position, kneeling before Juniper where she remains on her own chair. "Even Alina, knowing this will help our people, remains recalcitrant at best. I want someone who doesn't have to struggle against those feelings with every moment. Someone who is truer of heart, who is willing to take on the task with more than a bitter feeling of responsibility." Nimble fingers reach out, not quite touching but hoping Juniper will place her hands upon her own. "You deserve more than a half-life of being scorned. If not for your grandfather, then I ask you consider it for yourself. For our people, who need union now more than ever before."
"It's not experience I'm looking for. It's that - the reaction you just had, the easy understanding that we do need the humans as our allies." Boldly she stands from her seated position, kneeling before Juniper where she remains on her own chair. "Even Alina, knowing this will help our people, remains recalcitrant at best. I want someone who doesn't have to struggle against those feelings with every moment. Someone who is truer of heart, who is willing to take on the task with more than a bitter feeling of responsibility." Nimble fingers reach out, not quite touching but hoping Juniper will place her hands upon her own. "You deserve more than a half-life of being scorned. If not for your grandfather, then I ask you consider it for yourself. For our people, who need union now more than ever before."
but what type of monster you become
is entirely up to you
is entirely up to you
