This is the long forgotten light at the end of the world
The girl nodded slowly, even as she bit at the inside of her cheek. It made sense, what he said. Of course it did. "I bet they don't deserve to die either," she replied softly. "But if the Voice is defeated, they probably will. Where does that leave us? Why do we have to do cruel, unfair things? Nate, he - " She broke off, swallowed. Then kept going, because it was too late to take anything back. "Did he tell you, that I came to your house? I just wanted to ask him something, but somehow it turned into me wanting him dead because I won't go against Mother and the other gods. It's not true, Sunjata! I don't want anyone to die."
How she went from asking questions to pleading to her uncle for him to accept this one, solid truth she had left to cling to Seren did not know. Was Safrin wrong? Was the Voice wrong? Was everything in this world just wrong, without her ever realizing it? Was madness and ruin truly the only path left for all of them?
It was a question soon to be answered, but no bells had chimed yet and Seren still had the time to ask questions and doubt.
"I see," she sighed about Frey. That was a little strange. "Why do you think they did not? Stop it, I mean. Why didn't you, if you were upset too?" It was too late for tact now. But even as she asked, Seren felt herself begin to withdraw mentally from the conversation. Shrinking back, weary and not really caring about the why's.
Stars above, what a party this was turning out to be. The longer the night dragged on, the more she wished to grab some food and hide in a corner somewhere. Far away from people and their troubles.
How she went from asking questions to pleading to her uncle for him to accept this one, solid truth she had left to cling to Seren did not know. Was Safrin wrong? Was the Voice wrong? Was everything in this world just wrong, without her ever realizing it? Was madness and ruin truly the only path left for all of them?
It was a question soon to be answered, but no bells had chimed yet and Seren still had the time to ask questions and doubt.
"I see," she sighed about Frey. That was a little strange. "Why do you think they did not? Stop it, I mean. Why didn't you, if you were upset too?" It was too late for tact now. But even as she asked, Seren felt herself begin to withdraw mentally from the conversation. Shrinking back, weary and not really caring about the why's.
Stars above, what a party this was turning out to be. The longer the night dragged on, the more she wished to grab some food and hide in a corner somewhere. Far away from people and their troubles.
Seren
