DELPHIA
"It is selfish." she corrected, though not harshly but with surety. She smiled at him warmly, shaking her head. "It is selfishness born from desire, from not knowing when we will once again be filled with the joy the brought us, from fear of that which is not understood." she said, staring off into the woods a bit distantly. "But recognizing this is the first step in growing. That you reached the conclusion on your own is a credit to you." she said, glancing at him again, a glint of curiousness in her eye.
"Tell me...what is it you think of dear Ludo?" she asked.
She was silent as he spoke, trying to come to terms with the answer she had given, as bluntly as she had with everyone else. "Your memory of her in life is important. Let it next be shaken." she said at length. "But death is the reconciliation of life. It is what balances the world; and why it is important to accept it alongside your memories as difficult as it may be."
"Tell me...what is it you think of dear Ludo?" she asked.
She was silent as he spoke, trying to come to terms with the answer she had given, as bluntly as she had with everyone else. "Your memory of her in life is important. Let it next be shaken." she said at length. "But death is the reconciliation of life. It is what balances the world; and why it is important to accept it alongside your memories as difficult as it may be."
Death has nothing to do with going away
the sun sets and the moon sets
but they're not gone
