All is fair in love and war
bloodshed in velvet shades
as battles burn, but one remains
they call her Queen of Blades
Ah. There is was. The shock, the horror, the disgust. But Roana was long since used to it. Between the pariah she had become here, and the looks she would receive whilst covered in the blood of her enemies after battle, such looks rarely bothered her now. "You're right. They are people." she said calmly, looking down at the rose in her hand. "I presented various options to route around this, but the gods have already tried them all. Even the barrier, the Voice found a way around by calling people like me here." she said with a melancholy smile, looking back at Amalia.
"No. You can't. I can." she said shaking her head. Amalia was a gaurdian of life. Roana? Every fiber of her being was colored by death. "It is war, which does involve murder." she said, agreeing to a point. "But if we do not act now, she will grow her numbers. They will grow in strength. The amount of death they could cause would upset the balance in a way that Caido may not be able to recover." she said calmly, able to see the logic in Ludo's desire clearly. "To kill the Ascended now and attack those she holds dear will force the Voice's hand and lead to the least amount of death. And if she can use the Ascended to enact her will, Ludo can use me to enact theirs, just as Vi and Safrin use you." she said with a sigh.
"No. You can't. I can." she said shaking her head. Amalia was a gaurdian of life. Roana? Every fiber of her being was colored by death. "It is war, which does involve murder." she said, agreeing to a point. "But if we do not act now, she will grow her numbers. They will grow in strength. The amount of death they could cause would upset the balance in a way that Caido may not be able to recover." she said calmly, able to see the logic in Ludo's desire clearly. "To kill the Ascended now and attack those she holds dear will force the Voice's hand and lead to the least amount of death. And if she can use the Ascended to enact her will, Ludo can use me to enact theirs, just as Vi and Safrin use you." she said with a sigh.
ROANA
