PHOEBE
Phoebe continued to stare into the garden passively, though in her eyes played a myriad of emotions. Distrust, anxiousness, worry - she was deeply conflicted. Once she had tried to help. Once she had worked hard to bring light to the world, to help and heal and give rest. To what end? Her own mental collapse. A nervous breakdown. Attempted suicide. Did she really have it in her to do that again?
"I am not belittling myself. I am very aware of what I am and am not capable of." she said. Certainly choosing her as a Portal Guardian was another of Rae's hints at how little they cared - choosing the most ineffectual people possible as their representative in the group. But his words caught her attention. "What do you mean by that exactly?" she said, looking over at him. Much more than she was? Such changes did not happen overnight.
"So what is the value you see in me then? Someone wholly incapable of standing against an Ascended."
"I am not belittling myself. I am very aware of what I am and am not capable of." she said. Certainly choosing her as a Portal Guardian was another of Rae's hints at how little they cared - choosing the most ineffectual people possible as their representative in the group. But his words caught her attention. "What do you mean by that exactly?" she said, looking over at him. Much more than she was? Such changes did not happen overnight.
"So what is the value you see in me then? Someone wholly incapable of standing against an Ascended."
When the static clears
And all is said and done
I will realize that we all need someone
