Meandering magic

Sah

Only in the dark
of night

At Aurelia's warning, Sah gave a nod. "I'll keep that in mind if I chose to pursue it."  The woman was likely right about how the questions would be dodged. He would have to be careful in his approach if he chose to bring it up with Deimos.

Her spiel made the Outlander raise a brow. "Oh, I know." Really what more could he say to that? It was clear that Aurelia had accepted her choices and didn't regret them.  But she seemed to have missed his point, and so he added, "Personally, my only issue with killing a companion is that it involves destroying a fragment of someone's soul. If it was just a pet, I wouldn't have the same issue. When I kill, I try not to mess with such forces. The outcomes in my world of a shattered soul often just lead to massacres and other tragedies. I don't think Caido has the same issue, but back home, they often went insane to the point that their own families would join the fight to put them down and out of their misery. Messy business, more trouble then it was worth in the end." Truly, what was the point of removing a single minor threat when it led to a multiple massive ones?

And then she called him merciful. And Sah couldn't help it, a small laugh slipped from him. After he recovered, a cynical grin appeared, but there was a hint of almost self-loathing present. "Oh believe me. I'm not merciless. There's more blood on my hands then you'd expect. Possibly more than you can imagine." He gave her an appraising look. "War is hell. Though something tells me you might know a thing or two about that." She had that air about her. Maybe she'd fought in one, maybe not. But Sah was willing to bet that Aurelia had at least seen the aftershocks of one.

do the stars
shine bright