Prompts from The Banner Saga 1 game by Stoic Studio - part 2:
ā Thanks for killing the only ones holding this place together. ā
ā But all those people you just let in here? DEAD. All those women and children with you? DEAD. ā
ā I donāt take sides. Too hard to tell when the good guys have become the bad. ā
ā Just wanted to know whose face Iām going to break if things go wrong. ā
ā Canāt go around killing for no good reason. This was a good reason. ā
ā I think I make a poor farmer. ā
ā These bastards donāt speak for us! ā
ā Iām not going to kill people for defending their homes. ā
ā I didnāt ask for advice just to ignore it. Promise youāre not throwing away your lives on this. ā
ā We will return here one day, whether I live to see it or not. ā
ā Die fighting or starve on the road. Iād rather fight. ā
ā You kill my kin, I kill yours. ā
ā Trying to take all the glory again? ā
ā Bunch of vultures and lunatics. Between the families killing each other for control, thereās more bloodshed inside the walls than outside. Staying in there is a death sentence. ā
ā I know what youāre doing. You have to let me come with you. Donāt leave me. Please. Iāll be good! ā
ā These are my arrows. Iāll shoot them at whoever I want. ā
ā You think youāll survive out there on your own? ā
ā Iām too old to peddle in gossip. ā
ā I never had a moment to thank you for your hospitality. ā
ā I bet you have some incredible stories. ā
ā I donāt get in fights I canāt win. ā
ā Isnāt this a damn curiosity. ā
ā The worldās ending. Come on, this is old news. ā
ā But you made this a problem, didnāt you? ā
ā We come to parley, not fight. ā
ā Donāt tell me this is how it has to be. Itās what you chose! ā
ā Please⦠for me. Donāt do this. ā
ā We canāt do this. Theyāre people. Like us. ā
ā What if our clansmen do start to lose hope⦠and look at you differently? ā
ā As for you, may the wolves feast on your corpse, you traitorous son of a bitch. I will haunt you. ā
ā But then look behind you. How many people is that? They follow you, fight for you. Why? ā
ā You may not have cut my throat but you sentenced us to death. ā
ā I donāt believe thatās who you are. ā
ā I did what had to be done to make it. The only mistake I made was you. ā
ā I may be reckless but I pay my debts. ā
ā Iām not above begging. ā
ā My friends, how could I forget everything youāve done for me? ā
ā You must think you know me⦠or people like me. ā
ā What kind of man are you? ā
ā Why didnāt you just put a knife if my head the second we met? ā
ā Do we not even deserve a good death? ā
ā Why didnāt you just put a knife if my head the second we met? Do we not even deserve a good death? ā
ā You canāt trust me, I know that. ā
ā You think everyone was born to lead? Make hard decisions? ā
ā If you even look the wrong way at a single man, woman or child, there will be no hesitation about killing you on the spot. ā
ā Is this some kind of apology? ā
ā Why would I believe a word you say? ā
ā This fight could not have been won. They did what you were unwilling to do. ā
ā Youād gladly let our whole race die? ā
ā We are all there is. And we will all be gone someday. ā
ā We have nothing left but ruins. ā
ā Youāve destroyed what we have made. What else is left of us? Will we leave no trace behind? As if we never existed?! ā
ā A prophecy of the gods that Iāve never heard of. ā
ā Find a way. Do whatever it takes. ā
ā It devours whatever it touches. ā
ā Time is moving strangely. Iāve lost swathes of memories. ā
ā Ancient history is playing out before us. ā
ā Who are you to take my destiny? What are you?! ā
ā Do you ask the hammer what the blacksmith is making? ā
ā Do you not recognize me? ā
ā I am meant to devour the tapestry itself, not idly witness the dusk smother this rock. ā
ā I am the end. Do you understand? This world, and this tapestry, I would devour. It is my purpose. ā
ā If you are not going to die, I suppose we must speak instead. ā
ā Now comes a wall of night to consume your pitiful world. ā
ā Is there no child coming to slay me with a magic sword? Are there no stars in the sky foretelling this disaster? ā
ā Listen carefully, thief. I will give you a prophecy to write on banners and tomes. ā
ā Return what is mine! ā
ā The gods are silent and before me stands one who knows not what they have done. ā
ā This conversation becomes more meaningless by the word. ā
ā Whether you are simple or clever remains to be seen. ā
ā What do your prophecies say? The gods gave you prophecy. Fate. Destiny. ā
ā You are a thief. You have something that does not belong to you. It is mine. ā
ā Donāt be a hero. Kill a few and come back alive. ā
ā Youāve gotten what you wanted. Now leave. ā
ā Family makes you do weird things. ā
ā How many times did I have to call him a traitor before you got the message? ā
ā Iām not so hard to understand. Why donāt you try asking instead of telling? ā
ā I wanted him to feel sick about it. Puke his guts out. ā
ā I was so furious. I got so angry that I⦠I wanted him to beg. ā
ā That doesnāt mean Iām not watching you. ā
ā The truth is, I still donāt trust you. ā
ā Everything is part of the tapestry, itās made of threads woven together. ā
ā If you can see the threads you can manipulate them. ā
ā Well, the hardest part is usually seeing the threads. ā
ā Are you sure what you saw was real? It could have been a dream, or, I donāt know. You were pretty exhausted. ā
ā Do you think this is the end times? ā
ā Mattered a lot at the time. I think it doesnāt matter now. ā
ā Donāt talk much, do you? ā
ā Isnāt it strange how you can be so close to people and not know them? ā
ā I wanted to thank you. For letting me join you. ā
ā Have you always been such a good shot? ā
ā Iām sorry. Iām sorry I didnāt tell you sooner. ā
ā Itās been lonely without him. ā
ā You know⦠youāre welcome to keep me company. ā
ā You would have missed me? ā
ā When I saw it happen, I thought for sure⦠ah, well Iām really glad youāre⦠ā
ā Nobody expects you to raise the dead. ā
ā They were always just the barking dog you put in the yard to find out who your enemies are. ā
ā Where do you draw the line? ā
ā We managed to kill most of those traitorous sons of bitches and the rest fled into the woods. ā
ā Youāre a better person than I. ā
ā Theyāre not invading. Theyāre running. ā
ā Weāve been killing women⦠weāve been slaughtering women and children this whole time? ā
ā Itās a miracle youāre alive. ā
ā If this is what happens when we die Iām very disappointed. ā
ā Iām not asking for your blessing. ā
ā How about some gratitude? ā
ā Leave, my ass. You must be used to others following your lead. ā
ā Besides, Iām not convinced youāre really older than me. ā
ā A lot of old history getting thrown around here. ā
ā Iād rather be known for not dying. ā