Blackeye
Not the strongest win the battle —
" In my culture, you would only now be an adult. Only the strong survive, that is not always a good thing. You have a lot of fights to survive, young one. But you are the general of this place. So what did you do to save them?" Darkeye saw that this part of the conversation made her uncomfortable. But he needed to understand.
"Then she splits my soul in two? That isn't better. And I still have the feeling of leaving my people behind. As a general, you know what I am talking about." It sounded naive to him. How would she know if a copy stayed behind? Darkeye rubbed his hands. He didn't like what he heard. But this didn't mean that it was not true. "No one likes to be in prison. Many of you were innocent then. This needs punishment!" Darkeye was angry at such foolish behavior of the gods. "Why did you not want to break out?"
Darkeye followed the gestures of Wessex. "Then this place was a hard way to grow up. You don't want to have revenge? Most people who are in such a situation will go on a warpath for revenge. But as cruel as it sounds, this makes you even stronger. You learned to survive in such a place. The danger to die any moment give you a sixth sense of danger. Make the best of that situation. It's hard to see if many people you loved died. I know that. I was born in slavery. I saw my people die. Demons ripped them apart before my eyes. I can imagine what you went through. Just a few of us were freed, from people who come to the place where we were kept. I got a part of my revenge, I can tell you. It gives you a short relive, but it turns into sorrow quickly. You have to survive to remember the dead." Darkeye rubbed his hands all the time while he spoke. It was hard for him to hear such a story.
Darkeye was surprised. "This doesn't matter, it is still their land. People will fight you just for that. Even there is much more space." Darkeye wrote it all down. But for the first time, he had the feeling this was the true Wessex. "I'm truly sorry for your loss. But existing is the only reason for war! This is when even an animal that is peaceful starts to fight. On that point, you are very wrong." Darkeye looked closely at how Wessex would react to that.
Darkeye looked her hard in the eyes. "No, you would kill all of the old gods if you can. Just to get the revenge. You can't hide that from me. Are you truly able to forgive and forget the people that caused your people to die? Because this is what is necessary to make true peace! Are you able to do so?" Darkeye saw his old self in her.
"Then she splits my soul in two? That isn't better. And I still have the feeling of leaving my people behind. As a general, you know what I am talking about." It sounded naive to him. How would she know if a copy stayed behind? Darkeye rubbed his hands. He didn't like what he heard. But this didn't mean that it was not true. "No one likes to be in prison. Many of you were innocent then. This needs punishment!" Darkeye was angry at such foolish behavior of the gods. "Why did you not want to break out?"
Darkeye followed the gestures of Wessex. "Then this place was a hard way to grow up. You don't want to have revenge? Most people who are in such a situation will go on a warpath for revenge. But as cruel as it sounds, this makes you even stronger. You learned to survive in such a place. The danger to die any moment give you a sixth sense of danger. Make the best of that situation. It's hard to see if many people you loved died. I know that. I was born in slavery. I saw my people die. Demons ripped them apart before my eyes. I can imagine what you went through. Just a few of us were freed, from people who come to the place where we were kept. I got a part of my revenge, I can tell you. It gives you a short relive, but it turns into sorrow quickly. You have to survive to remember the dead." Darkeye rubbed his hands all the time while he spoke. It was hard for him to hear such a story.
Darkeye was surprised. "This doesn't matter, it is still their land. People will fight you just for that. Even there is much more space." Darkeye wrote it all down. But for the first time, he had the feeling this was the true Wessex. "I'm truly sorry for your loss. But existing is the only reason for war! This is when even an animal that is peaceful starts to fight. On that point, you are very wrong." Darkeye looked closely at how Wessex would react to that.
Darkeye looked her hard in the eyes. "No, you would kill all of the old gods if you can. Just to get the revenge. You can't hide that from me. Are you truly able to forgive and forget the people that caused your people to die? Because this is what is necessary to make true peace! Are you able to do so?" Darkeye saw his old self in her.
— the smartest do
