Seren
Seren hated fights like this, where words became barbed wire and slowly tied nooses for both to hang themselves with. That Nate lashed out like this against her was painful. That he couldn't separate her from her parents was hurtful. But the things he said? That was just plain inaccurate.
"She has killed people, Nate, and you know it. The Mathair, the Blight, those are nothing compared to the atrocities committed by her creations every Longnight for three hundred years." He knew this. Had to know this already - hadn't he told her before that he came from the Grounds? Seren could not believe that he was saying these things, and the disbelief was plain on her face.
"Even ignoring that the consequences of her actions condemn not only one race of man but two... Those centuries of neglect and inaction alone are unforgiveable!"
Even a child like her who had never set foot in the Hollowed Ground knew about the terrors and losses of the darkest nights of the year. That Nate chose to blind himself to the root cause of all those deaths - families slain, torn apart, not to mention constant terror and despair; Seren shook her head at him and took another step back, away from him.
If only she could be angry too. But her words came out much too calmly, heavy and full of sadness. It was clear now that the man she had known was not there anymore. When had Nate become this bitter, twisted thing?
"I get that you've made your choices in the past, but don't you dare play the innocence card with me. If you are going to side with the Voice, at least have the guts to look properly at what that means."
Had he really expected to pick sides without ever having to face the concequences of that choice? "I could have respected your stance if it seemed like you were making a conscious and informed choice. But this...? You are just refusing to accept reality." It made him seem more naive in Seren's eyes than she had ever been.
"She has killed people, Nate, and you know it. The Mathair, the Blight, those are nothing compared to the atrocities committed by her creations every Longnight for three hundred years." He knew this. Had to know this already - hadn't he told her before that he came from the Grounds? Seren could not believe that he was saying these things, and the disbelief was plain on her face.
"Even ignoring that the consequences of her actions condemn not only one race of man but two... Those centuries of neglect and inaction alone are unforgiveable!"
Even a child like her who had never set foot in the Hollowed Ground knew about the terrors and losses of the darkest nights of the year. That Nate chose to blind himself to the root cause of all those deaths - families slain, torn apart, not to mention constant terror and despair; Seren shook her head at him and took another step back, away from him.
If only she could be angry too. But her words came out much too calmly, heavy and full of sadness. It was clear now that the man she had known was not there anymore. When had Nate become this bitter, twisted thing?
"I get that you've made your choices in the past, but don't you dare play the innocence card with me. If you are going to side with the Voice, at least have the guts to look properly at what that means."
Had he really expected to pick sides without ever having to face the concequences of that choice? "I could have respected your stance if it seemed like you were making a conscious and informed choice. But this...? You are just refusing to accept reality." It made him seem more naive in Seren's eyes than she had ever been.
I'm ready to start the conquest of spaces
Reaching the starlight and silver fields
Reaching the starlight and silver fields
