remember that you can't save everyone
remember that you have to try
Maybe they weren’t. Perhaps she was traversing the same old lines and pursuits, wandering back to what she knew best, even if it wasn’t what her life required or needed. Chaos, drama, and heartache was comfortable when it was all one knew – to drown in its misery and melancholy would be far easier than bothering to overcome it. But she’d come so gods damned far, and he didn’t want to see her fall apart and meander at those frayed seams because that was safe. So his eyes narrowed briefly at the statement, uncertain how to read it, before administering another burst of flame upon spiders in the distance.The topic of George might have been something new and foreign, but something about the conversation felt sharpened, and he wound his attention back to unsaid threads too. “Someone to protect?” Deimos snorted, muffling a laugh. While it was true that most would seek to shelter and shield their loved ones, there were fine lines to be had. Hotaru was no damsel in distress, and at this point, the Sword couldn’t be certain who the thief would be protecting her from. Arching his brow again, he watched the spiders smolder into embers before winding them over into more ash and dust. “Have you had that conversation with him?” Or was it an underlying feeling, something kept in the back of her mind and never unfurled? A potential danger too. Her other statement caused a shake of his head, but he always seemed to be the enduring, patient one in a world of impulsive individuals. “Does he train or anything?” He could imagine a thief would need to employ some level of competency in stealth, quickness, dexterity, at the very least.
Her last response though left him sighing – because they both knew better. Trying only went so far until she succumbed, somehow, someway, to the stupidity and idiocy of the Flood. And while he couldn’t understand the pull, and probably never would, the Valkyrie had always managed to find Sunjata in a completely different light. One last statement went out to the notions, regardless, as if Deimos couldn’t help himself either, always striving to drag her out of the deep end. “You deserve more than him and his mistakes.”
out for vengeance
DEIMOS
