@catharsy sent: ’ a tragedy is a tragedy, and in the end all tragedies are stupid. ’
it’s a sentiment he can agree with. look at them, a strange pair to be found: a woman, undead and shining brighter than most, and a man, demon-scarred and spiraling up and up and up, both cloaked in black with the past standing on their spines.
he offers her a toast of his mug and makes to pull down the cloth mask from his face, showing a mouth twisted by scar tissue. the right side is split to nearly his ear, showing a row of teeth on that side as he drinks carefully and sets the cup down once he’s done. the mask is replaced, and the calm veneer of the wizard returns.
“ i agree. the compelling part of a tragedy is only possible to those who haven’t faced such things themselves. there’s a reason stories by adventurers are so popular among the normal civilians of the places we travel. ”