β iβm also worried about me, but i somehow seem to be worried about you more. β
β you put the stars to shame. letβs sit here a little while - i want to drink you in. β
β iβd tell you not to get in trouble, but i suspect it will find you whether you like it or not. β
β well, this seems as good a time as any for me to stop babbling on. β
β i justβ¦.need some airβ¦clear my head. β
β itβs been a long time since i shed a tear. i donβt even know how long. β
β i had a feeling youβd show up. itβs sort of our thing. like itβs fate or something. β
β i do appreciate your enthusiasm, but let's try to restrain ourselves a little. β
β if that was an attempt at flirting, i should let you know i prefer the strong, silent type. β
β no matter how far you come, youβre still on the road to ruin. β
β i thought you a hunter. wrong. youβre prey - small. snivelling. pathetic. β
β and what am i owed? what about the injustices iβve suffered - am i not entitled to anything? β
β i canβt help but feel the strangest twinge of disgust as i look upon you. β
β i trust that you will continue to remember who is really on your side. β
β better a short life built on truth than immortality woven of lies. β
β i wonβt make excuses. i canβt make amends. but i want to help, if youβll let me. β
β gods, itβs horrifyingβ¦and a touch fascinating. β
β there are many names for you --- and all of them inspire dread. β
β destiny is at your door; wonβt you at least twitch the curtain? β
β the gravest crimes committed in this world are committed for love. a hunger crueller than bloodlust. β
β youβve got a backbone, and the makings of a leader. β
β revenge sounds so sweet until youβve taken it. then all you have isβ¦no one left to blame. β
β some mistakes canβt be resolved with an apology. some mistakes, you have to carry with you, forever. β
β youβre plotting something, arenβt you? come on then - out with it. β
β this is not good, if i may state the obvious. β
β think of all weβve been through just to get to this moment. that wasnβt luck. that was us. β
β feel like i should laugh but iβm just too godsdamned tired. β
β there is something i lostβ¦no, had taken from me. i want it all back. β
β careful - youβre in very real danger of hurting my feelings. β
β one thing iβve learned - real saviours never label themselves as such. β
β less thinking of bad thoughts, and more breaking of bad bones. β
β i rather like interfering. itβs kind of my thing. β
β evil is evil, even if it once was innocent. β
β you know, i've been catching myself smiling more lately. i think that's your fault.. β
β oh, iβm no innocent. but evil? you tell me. β
β i still want to believe youβre better than that. but even i am having my doubts. β
β i canβt afford to lose my nerve. safer to just not think, and keep forging ahead. β
β when all this is over, will you stay with me? for good? β
β this is not good, if i may state the obvious. β
β is there a reason you're always such an utter drip? do you have some sort of condition? honestly, it's like you hate good news. β
β all of natureβs beauty pales in comparison to you. β
β i canβt save you from yourself. it hurts terribly, but i canβt. β
β if i seem suddenly flush with hope and soft feeling, you have only yourself to blame. β
β is there good and evil within us all? β
β iβve been watching you fight. your skills are improving. β
β you know, for all the sense of dread and horror seeping through this place, i really feel quite at home here. β
β and you? youβre wholly without vice or sin or the occasional lapse in judgement? β
β i wager you donβt even know how extraordinary you truly are. but i do. β
β one might say youβre paragon of luck. iβll be there when it runs out. β
β i've always had a soft spot for the confident onesβ¦they always disappoint though. β
β i concealed nothing from you. i simply left out the details that were not pertinent. β
β youβre an odd friend. but, i suppose, a friend still. β
β i wonβt let you do this. i wonβt let you win. β
β you are my puppet. make no mistake. without me, you have no value. β
β well, this seems like a lovely little spot. the sense of impending doom aside. β
β whoever your enemies are, they have good reason to fear you. β
β this place is astonishing, a bardβs tale made real. β
β i may not regret my actions, but i do regret that they were necessary. β
β experience has taught me that no matter how bleak things look, thereβs always hope. β
β if this adventure has taught me anything, itβs that there are things in this world more valuable than power. β
β a wise man learns from his mistakes, and strives not to repeat them. β
β no more hiding things from me. agreed? β
β my friend. my companion. i adore you. β
β your face is sour. by all means leave, if i am so distasteful. β
β careful, itβs dark around here. would be a terrible shame to lose you forever. β
β you startled me. iβ¦i was miles away. β
β you have to know who i was. you have to know who i really am. β
β nothing special, of course. youβre only the first person who i truly care for. β
β youβve got a backbone, and the makings of a leader. β
β anything you ask, iβll answer as honestly as i can. β