β trust? you have broken my trust. β
β you seemed troubled in your sleep, even for you. nightmares? β Β
β if youβre not fighting dirty, youβre not fighting, right? β Β
β the worst is still ahead of us. we must be strong. β Β
β itβs times like this i really miss home. β
β you must live with your deeds, but do not be troubled by them. β
β you donβt strike me as someone who fears death. β
β that is not who i am anymore. β Β
β the problem doesnβt have to reach our doorstop to be our responsibility. β Β
β please donβt make me do this. β Β
β the storm is getting worse. β Β
β iβd offer you a hug, but why traumatise either of us further. β Β
β whatever anger youβre feeling, whatever loathing toward meβ¦itβs nothing to what iβve said to myself. β Β
β i know the hate that burns you from within. iβve felt those flamesβ¦known the comfort of their warmth. β Β
β i do not need you to protect me. β Β
β be glad you have a home to remember fondly. β Β
β youβve come a long way since i first met you. β Β
β the pain only grows. will i ever be free of it? β
β i need youβ¦i canβt do this by myself. β Β
β got a case of pride, i get it. hope yours clears up quicker than mine did. β Β
β you were given an impossible problem. do not blame yourself for failing to solve it. β
β you speak of your deeds with shame. β
β i wronged you. and i cannot change thatβ¦and can never apologise enough for it. β Β
β we do not know what lies ahead. i wish to enjoy the time we have left. β Β
β there is no need to shoulder this burden on your own. β Β
β i suppose thatβs all any of us can hope for in the end. that our death has purpose. β Β
β i donβt need to hear about your mistakes. iβve made enough of my own, thanks. β Β
β some free advice? you donβt want to let anyone catch you talking to your sword. β Β
β you reek of cheap mead and that is by far your most endearing characteristic. β Β
β i expected you to come and find me. that no matter how hurt or angry, you wouldnβt abandon me when i needed you the most. β Β
β you started this fight β i will end it. β Β
β you donβt have to do this kinda stuff just to keep my mind off things. β Β
β could i ever think of this place as home again? after all thatβs happened? β Β
β all too often, people are blinded to all but their immediate self-interest. β
β not exactly a calming presence, are you? β
β know that all reigns end, and all empires fall. β
β do not doubt the lengths i will go to. β
β so much as been taken from me and iβm supposed to let it all go? β Β
β if you donβt think i could lead us, just say so. β
β iβm not saying anything you havenβt thought. β
β thereβs no making this right, is there? β
β love should beβcould beβstronger than hatred. β
β it seems to me we share a common enemy. β
β i know how bad it can get with oneβs own kin. β
β seems the only thing i can do right these days is destroy everything around me. β
β i am haunted by your incompetence. it keeps me up at night. β
β so iβm not allowed to give you a nickname? β
β oooh, getting nosey. getting personal. β
β thatβs the most dangerous and irresponsible thing iβve ever heard. β
β i havenβt given up hope on you. β
β i had hoped my days of ceaseless battles were over. β
β to grieve deeply is to love fully. β
β the truth is always more complicated. to imagine itβs simple is dangerous. β Β
β youβre a killer, just like your father. β
β you think you just get to walk away? β Β
β uhβ¦someoneβll clean that up. β
β i dont know if weβre breaking fate, or fateβs breaking us. β
β how can you, of anyone alive, be squeamish about war? β
β oh, wowβ¦thatβs quite the compliment. β
β i grow tired of your lack of empathy. β
β to abandon a poisonous path and walk another is no small challenge. β Β
β can i get you a water or something? β
β confronting the past comes with a price. β
β i want things to be the way they were. β
β being in loveβs always a risk. thatβs what makes it fun. β
β i was always fond of our talks, you know. β
β curiosityβs all well and goodβ¦but soβs privacy, yes? β
β whatever you ask, consider it done. i am forever in your debt. β
β whatβs the biggest thing youβve ever fought? β
β soβ¦was this all that you hoped for? β
β the closer we get, the more tightness grows in my chest. β
β your path leads to countless deaths. unimaginable pain and suffering. β
β canβt you take a joke, you old goat? β
β everyone takes it easy on you because theyβre scared of your father. β
β thatβs family. Β Β you got to keep them close where they can make you good and crazy. β
β maybe, for the moment, youβre of more use to me alive. β
β look at the ruins before you and understand the truth: this was your doing. β
β forgive me. my words were chosen carelessly. β
β my success does not come from luck. β
β just shut up and drink. β
β no matter the size, every creature has a weakness. β
β sometimes we never really know the ones we love. β
β tell me about your homeland. β
β leadership? not really my strong suit, letβs be honest. β
β what am i gonna do, walk around with a bandage on my head, begging for attention? β
β why are you so bent on hurting me like this? iβve done nothing to you. β
β you seem like a calm and reasonable person. Β Β Β are you a calm and reasonable person? β
β iβve seen my fair share of bloodshed, but this is an awful lot for one morning. β
β if youβre planning on killing me, at least let me finish this song. β
β everywhere i look, i am reminded of my mistakes. β
β i have seen many lands. many realms. i can tell you with some certainty: no such paradise exists. β
β do something about it or shut up already. β
β breaking tension with humour is the sacred duty of a travelling companion. β
β forgiveness can be powerful. even for the unworthy. β
β you have no idea the kind of shit iβve been through. β
β our actions have consequences. to be reminded of them is not a punishment. β
β take the hint. go away. β
β something is on your mind. what is it? β
β what a twisted little soul you have. β
β your eyes say everything. β
β me and you against the world, huh? just like the old days. β
β there is no making things right. only better than they were. β
β without me? i thought we were partners. β
β this will end in blood. the only question that remains is which side is willing to spill more. β
β i have lost myself before. more than once. β
β you cannot sneak up on me like that. β
β is it always moral to kill something thatβs trying to kill you? β
β weβve gotta be more than a bunch of stories with our endings already written. β
β the smell is making my eyes burn. β
β you are staringβ¦ β
β even the brightest among us carry darkness. β
β anyone ever tell you that you babble when youβre terrified? β
β every path i walkβ¦leads back to vengeance. β
β maybe our families are just meant to be enemies. β
β i know how it feelsβ¦to lose a parent. β
β your love of this placeβ¦i can feel it. anyone can. β
β what you can do is get the fuck out of my sight. β
β it was stupid of me to hope in the first place. β
β is that regret in your voice? β
β there are things even gods cannot control. β
β you donβt care about anyone beyond yourself. β
β say something. i enjoy hearing your voice. β
β does it frighten you? that is why you must do it. β
β the dumb doesnβt fall far from the tree. β
β youβre quite agitated, even for you. β
β ainβt you never seen a legend in the flesh before? β
β you are one of the few i would call a βfriendβ. β
β this place is kinda pretty, when things arenβt trying to kill us. β
β i find the hues and shades of your shortcomings almost moving. β
β i still might kill you when this is over. β
β i wish i could do more, i really do. β
β do you ever have those moments where you wish you couldβ¦go back? rewrite your own past, make different decisions. β
β do you want me to stop talking about your muscles? β
β you are a formidable warrior, but even more than that, you have a good heart. β
β this world takes more strength than it gave me. β
β iβm trying to save your life, you big jerk. β
β at least something out here doesnβt wanna kill me. β
β iβll just say it. iβm getting a really terrible feeling from this place. β
β violence changes us. you are not weak to feel its effects. β
β iβve always loved you, you know. β
β what side are you on anyway? β
β everything was fine until you showed up. β
β i have beenβ¦falling back into my old ways. angry. distrustful. β
β one day, you will have to survive. without me. β
β you donβt have to like me butβ¦weβre gonna have to trust each other. β
β you think war drives me? or power? wealth? no. never has. β
β and they say iβm the bad guy. β
β you feel it in the air, donβt you? the anxiety. β
β iβm not being weird, youβre being weird. β
β sure youβre up for breaking the rules like this? β
β doubt is a weakness we cannot afford. β
β mm. i do not like riddles. β
β it just seems like a lot for someone your age. β
β use the judgement of a man and not of a child. β
β so what are we supposed to do? roll over? do nothing? β
β war will not give you the purpose you seek. β
β nasty hit! are you alright? β
β well, glad you survived the first day. β
β what do you think? is there a right side in this war? β
β didnβt you ever have an awkward phase in your youth? β
β you will not find me good company. β
β how about we just donβt kill each other? β
β what have your promises ever been worth? β
β why would you come this way alone? β
β leave now, whether you value your life or peace in your death. β
β i put you in so much pain. put you in a terrible situation. β
β the most difficult battles are fought within. β
β itβs not my job to teach you everything. β
β thanks for patching me up. β
β loss can do things to a man. β
β i donβt know why i thought i could do this alone. β
β i will do what it takes to keep you safe. β
β a desperate creature can be the most dangerous. β
β youβre just sharing your thoughts on a subject you know nothing about. β
β this isnβt who you want to be. β
β i knew this was going too smoothly. β
β can one man do this much damage? β
β this is your final warning. β
β you have a lot of nerve, know that? β
β i am counting on you. to be safe. to be smart. β
β uh, maybe thatβs not a good idea? β
β well, that was violent. β
β donβt go to too much trouble on my account. β
β are you not a soldier? are you not a leader of people? β
β just when i thought you couldnβt get even more godly. β
β do you wish to speak of what happened? β
β you have no hold on me any more. β
β have you ever been in love? β
β mind if i give you the best advice youβve heard all day and possibly ever? sleep. β
β youβll have my wise and faithful counsel always. β
β look, i just want to do the right thing. β
β all i ask for is a good nightβs rest. β
β youβre angry with me, arenβt you? β
β we live in strange times. β
β do you hear that? i thought i heard a voice. β
β any outsider is considered a threat. β
β it is not always wrong to trust people. β
β never thought iβd be so relieved to be back here. β
β well, we all make mistakes. β
β this is the craziest thing iβve ever done. β
β when we get out of here, iβll give you some space. β
β violence cannot prevent violence. β
β the truth can be a cruel thing. β
β defy your prophecy at your own peril. β
β i must say, i think we make a good team. β
β where would you even be without me? β
β calm your mind. control it. β
β you lookβ¦weirder than i imagined. β
β we must tread carefully. danger is close. β
β there are worse things to discover about someone you love. β
β i know how it feels to be wronged. β
β did you just wake up with the urge to be a pain in my ass? β
β is it revenge if justice is served? β
β sometimes there is no other way. β
β all journeys come to an end. β
β youβre the first person that iβve talked to in a really long time. β
β iβve been waiting my whole life for this moment. β
β soβ¦do you forgive me? β
β sorry, iβm just really excited to talk to you. β
β is there any way to stop fate? β
β it would be the first time in a while i have something truly mine. β
β the earth is the reflection of those who tend it. β
β i have to say. i am profoundly unimpressed. β
β i did not come to you for a lecture. β
β perhaps there is a measure of monster inside us all. β
β i was about to look for you. β
β i said we would speak no more of that. β
β peace cannot endure without force to protect it. β
β what is it you will not tell me? β
β where has everyone gone, i wonder? β
β i suppose weβre all entitled to walk our own paths. regardless of where they end. β
β you are in way over your head. β
β so much about that day i wish i could change. β
β it is difficult to seek forgiveness when you feel unworthy. β
β i donβt recall asking you to come along. β
β donβt you know who i am? β
β real power does not need to flaunt. it emerges when the time is right. β
β i donβt move, you donβt move. donβt do anything youβll regret. β
β sorry we got off on the wrong foot there. β
β i meant it when i said youβre not a prisoner here. β
β the culmination of love is grief, and still we open our hearts to the inevitable. β
β why arenβt we working together? β
β maybe together we can take back whatβs ours. β
β you donβt hear me spreading your business all around town, do you? β
β you judge me? you? β
β you think iβm being stupid. β
β go before i change my mind. β
β you deserve nothing but pain. β
β always expect the unexpected. β
β donβt go telling anyone about that. β
β i shouldnβt have listened to you. β
β you think my anger is irrational? β
β prophecies are slippery by nature. β
β seek no quarrel with me, and iβll have no quarrel with you. β
β youβre a destroyer, like me. β
β you think iβm trouble? you just met me. β
β not sure that makes me feel any betterβ¦ β
β let me see the monster inside. β
β i know what youβre doing.Β Β Β trying to play on my sympathies in the hope i let you live. β
β i do not want you to feel alone. β
β the mistakes of the past need not be repeated. β
β never mindβ¦i shouldnβt have asked. β
β i regret many things. killing you will not be one of them. β
β do you believe in fate? β
β you canβt kill what you canβt catch. β
β i just could use some fresh air, is all. β
β i told you never to come back here. β Β
