[ she lets it slip out, that genuine indignation. the ravkan king is not close enough to call it treason, now. ]
You apologized for the wrong thing. You thought I was angry with you for wanting me to be yours. That's not it. It's wanting that to mean you can control me. It's the same as being a soldier, a Grisha. Someone else gets to decide what you do. And you do it because you have no other choice, nowhere else to go.
The tragic truth is that even with a choice, many would still fight for them. Ravka is as much our home as it's theirs. But many otkazat'sya only see our power and ignore the rest; however, that changed with you.
( a saint is beloved by all. at least until they grow tiresome. )
Regarding everything else, my tenure as General of the Second Army has been extensive, and regrettably, I've reached a point where I struggle to completely detach myself from that mindset.
[ for a different reason, of course. if genya is to be believed, he will be dead before that comes about. the end of the war will find his body cold and buried.
she wants to relish in that knowledge. instead it leaves her cold too. ]
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[ she lets it slip out, that genuine indignation. the ravkan king is not close enough to call it treason, now. ]
You apologized for the wrong thing. You thought I was angry with you for wanting me to be yours. That's not it. It's wanting that to mean you can control me. It's the same as being a soldier, a Grisha. Someone else gets to decide what you do. And you do it because you have no other choice, nowhere else to go.
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( a saint is beloved by all. at least until they grow tiresome. )
Regarding everything else, my tenure as General of the Second Army has been extensive, and regrettably, I've reached a point where I struggle to completely detach myself from that mindset.
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I don't know, but I look forward to learning the answer.
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[ for a different reason, of course. if genya is to be believed, he will be dead before that comes about. the end of the war will find his body cold and buried.
she wants to relish in that knowledge. instead it leaves her cold too. ]