eyes can't shine unless there's something burning bright behind
Aurelia subdues at the extended silence Wessex falls into, not having meant to be so biting but also... entirely meaning to. Her bitter edge towards ruling authority runs deep, but it's not the fault of this woman she's never met.
As for her answer? It actually surprises Aurelia, who is so used to the kind of government that looks more closely at numbers, at profits, at... the things that don't truly matter in the grand scheme of it all. To them, the people beneath them are just that. Beneath them. Not people to know, not families to recognize for accomplishment or trade - let alone to know them by name.
"My world could've used more people like you to lead it, then," she comments regretfully.
She draws into a humbled hush, herself, reflecting Wessex's body language as she looks into her own glass. It's only when she mentions a clean slate that Aurelia looks up with a neutral raise of her expression. "A clean slate is nice, when... when you realize you've become something you're not, and not by your own fault, either," or at least, she's speaking to her own experiences. "I'm glad the Voice brought me here, truly," she admits, and more forcefully adds, "but I hope I never have to start over like this again."
As for her answer? It actually surprises Aurelia, who is so used to the kind of government that looks more closely at numbers, at profits, at... the things that don't truly matter in the grand scheme of it all. To them, the people beneath them are just that. Beneath them. Not people to know, not families to recognize for accomplishment or trade - let alone to know them by name.
"My world could've used more people like you to lead it, then," she comments regretfully.
She draws into a humbled hush, herself, reflecting Wessex's body language as she looks into her own glass. It's only when she mentions a clean slate that Aurelia looks up with a neutral raise of her expression. "A clean slate is nice, when... when you realize you've become something you're not, and not by your own fault, either," or at least, she's speaking to her own experiences. "I'm glad the Voice brought me here, truly," she admits, and more forcefully adds, "but I hope I never have to start over like this again."
Aurelia
