Moving this from here, with @inkedflora
The gentleman of ink nods, closing his eyes and allowing Xeno to say their peace.
Contemplations of obedience, of a servitude since severed. That was their gift, was it not? His, Inky’s, and Hysteria’s. How long had it been since they were all beholden to the GRAVESTONE, and its indomitable decrees?
Besmirch found himself thinking on the differences between he and his former soldiers. He’d always been given a modicum of freedom, of wanderlust for what new forms he could exercise his devotion to their cause.
But alas, it was undoubtedly the opposite for those who were clawing back to the surface. To reality, to life.
F u n n y , that these TROUBLES still h a u n t you, XENO.
While my time MAY be spent in idle c o n t e m p l a t i o n …
The time for me to RECEIVE orders has LONG since been put to REST.
But the DIFFICULTIES we have are INDIVIDUAL. You must RECOGNIZE that you are no longer p a r t of a WHOLE.
You ARE your WHOLE now. And t h i s , XENO, is the first step to severing your DEPENDENCE on other, EXTERIOR forces.
He pauses for a time, giving further thought to Xeno’s question, and how to properly respond to it.
I cannot QUITE say that I had the same ISSUES that you are facing, my FRIEND… Mine were more related to ‘physical harm being threatened on my p e r s o n ’. I was always rather INDEPENDENT from the moment of my BIRTH, after all..~
But for YOU, I say this: focus on the things that draw your ATTENTION, the things that make you HAPPY to focus upon. Let those guide your THOUGHTS, your ACTIONS, and strive to make the BEST of your new…
l e a s e on LIFE.
I wish you the BEST, my f r i e n d . Know that I am always HERE to offer ASSISTANCE, if you find yourself needing it.
