By Mystic Heart Artem

slightly tweaked in some parts for ease of interaction . feel free to change pronouns and such as necessary ! ❝ i have ruled for an age and will rule for all ages yet to come . ❞ ❝ i did not build an empire only to watch it turn to dust . ❞ ❝ how do i know these aren’t poisoned ? ❞ ❝ i didn’t take anything ! see ? ❞ ❝ do you remember the first time we came up here ? ❞ ❝ i remember everything about that night. ❞ ❝ i used every trick i had to try and impress you . ❞ ❝ i was distracted , all i could think about was kissing you . ❞ ❝ when one of us fails in our duty , we all fail . ❞ ❝ that was just a bit of fun ! ❞ ❝ perhaps one day you’ll prove worthy of taking up my mantle . ❞ ❝ have you tried these ? they’re fantastic ! ❞ ❝ how’s my BEST FRIEND today ?  ❞ ❝ don’t embarrass me this time . ❞ ❝ little things have a habit of being stepped on by … big things . ❞ ❝ that knowledge is forbidden . ❞ ❝ i may not always be here to save you . ❞ ❝ this happens every time . you say: ‘ let’s have an adventure ⸻ it’ll be great fun , ‘ but it never is ! ❞ ❝ i thought i heard something creeping about . ❞ ❝ don’t go down this path . ❞ ❝ nothing good will come of this . ❞ ❝ i think they’re hiding something , and i want to know what . ❞ ❝ i demand you stop ! ❞ ❝ i demand the truth ! ❞ ❝ you read too many stories . ❞ ❝ it’s easy to have nothing when no one depends on you for anything . ❞ ❝ you’ll see soon enough ⸻ a whole new world awaits you . ❞ ❝ will snacks be served ? ❞ ❝ don’t you ever think of anything but your next meal ? ❞ ❝ don’t fight . give me your fear . your love . your secrets . ❞ ❝ what have you done !? ❞ ❝ you’ll die for this . ❞ ❝ unhand me ! i do not need your help . ❞ ❝ you were a child when last i laid my eyes upon you . ❞ ❝ get help ? I AM HELP ! ❞ ❝ let us see them try to ask their questions through broken teeth . ❞ ❝ keep them looking over their shoulder , and they won’t ever see what’s right in front of them . ❞ ❝ what happened ? i waited ! ❞ ❝ everyone’s gone mad ! ❞ ❝ i need your help to escape . ❞ ❝ i don’t know what to believe . ❞ ❝ you have to see the truth for yourself . ❞ ❝ i have a plan … but you’re not gonna like it . ❞ ❝ i shouldn’t have run away and left you all alone . ❞ ❝  i don’t need your terrible apology . i need answers . ❞ ❝ what can i do for you ? a potion , perhaps , to make someone notice you , or something to make your hair shine ? ❞ ❝ do you know what this symbol means ? ❞ ❝ when i see it , i sense the end of all things . ❞ ❝ i guess soothsayers can’t see everything . ❞ ❝ but i see the chance for a new beginning . ❞ ❝ end . begin . death . life . it’s all the same circle . ❞ ❝ i’ve seen the dark signs . ❞ ❝ our world is dying . ❞ ❝ you were right about one thing : i don’t like this plan at all . ❞ ❝ genius cannot be rushed . ❞ ❝ things have already gone too far . it cannot end well . ❞ ❝ even a princess is not above the law . ❞ ❝ please , you can’t send me away ! ❞ ❝ flog me ! scold me ! i am riddled with shame ! such shame ! ❞ ❝ why do we play these ridiculous games ? we are wasting precious time . ❞ ❝ i never met a princess before . i always imagined them having shinier hair . ❞ ❝ jingle - jangle , time to put on the hat ! ❞ ❝ i always thought i’d make a fantastic princess . ❞ ❝ they’re toughest on you because you have the hardest path ahead . ❞ ❝ i don’t feel strong . ❞ ❝ getting along may be hard at first , but like anything else in life , it just takes time to adjust . ❞ ❝ i was thinking that you and them are more alike than you realize . ❞ ❝ the bonds of sisterhood/brotherhood can be tested, but never broken . ❞ ❝ go crawl back in the nest you came from ! ❞ ❝ you’re wasting your time . i won’t tell you anything . ❞ ❝ i’ve seen uglier . ❞ ❝ i’m here . i’m always here . ❞ ❝ you and i are better than that . ❞ ❝ i will not tolerate heresy from a murderer . ❞ ❝ your condition is worse than i feared . ❞ ❝ let me help , then everything can go back to the way it was . ❞ ❝ you are my father/mother , why don’t you ever believe me ?! ❞ ❝ so go back to your travels , then i can go back to caring for the ones you left behind . ❞ ❝ i was a fool to entrust you with this . ❞ ❝ how do i make this right ? tell me ! ❞ ❝ i see many endings lain before us ; diverging paths through an endless forest . ❞ ❝ you’re not so scary . ❞ ❝ i’m sorry ! i didn’t mean to scare you ! ❞ ❝ i thought you might need some help with your fire . ❞ ❝ you’re … not scared of me ? ❞ ❝ they all think that i’m a monster . ❞ ❝ they’re all too scared to see the truth , even when it’s right in front of them . ❞ ❝ how can one person know so much and so little all at once ? ❞ ❝ you’ll give everyone nightmares with that wailing . ❞ ❝ true balance will be found when natural order is sound . ❞ ❝ it’s a puzzle ! oh , i love puzzles ! ❞ ❝ my strength wanes by the day . ❞ ❝ it’s MY party ! talk about ME ! ❞ ❝ it’s a good thing we’re not all so weak as to be scared of a single person . ❞ ❝ you are reckless . you lead us into war ! ❞ ❝ i welcome war . ❞ ❝ forgiveness is for the feeble . ❞ ❝ more time , more words , more nothing ! ❞ ❝ everything grows old . everything passes on . ❞ ❝ you should’ve seen your face . you were SO scared ! ❞ ❝ so many stars … it goes on and on . ❞ ❝ such prey would make quite the trophy . ❞ ❝ i will take your lying tongue . ❞ ❝ i will be handling your interrogation from this point forward . ❞ ❝ i won’t kill you . i’ll just drain the defiance out of you . ❞ ❝ but … i didn’t order this . ❞ ❝ no thank you , i’m not much of a dancer . ❞ ❝ don’t move . hands on the table . ❞ ❝ i’m not here for a fight . ❞ ❝ perhaps you should take a deep , calming breath . ❞ ❝ you’re in over your head . ❞ ❝ they may rule the land , but they do not rule my heart . ❞ ❝ if i come out of this crazy , the last thing i’ll do before i lose my mind is take your life . ❞ ❝ i’m sorry i didn’t believe you . ❞ ❝ it really must be end times . ❞ ❝ you’ll stop at nothing to keep your secrets . ❞ ❝ pathetic . you hunt a chair ? ❞ ❝ you have your trophy , i have mine . ❞ ❝ the world will decide your/their fate , as it decides all our fates . ❞ ❝ i’m not scared . i’m scared for you . ❞ ❝ i want to protect you . ❞ ❝ i’m not a hero . i’m nobody . ❞ ❝ but if you ask me , you’re already a hero . ❞ ❝ struggling is pointless , but you’re welcome to try , if it helps you pass the time . ❞ ❝ don’t play with your food , coward . just kill me now . ❞ ❝ kill you ? you’re no good to me dead . i need you alive . ❞ ❝ i’ll make sure that all the world knows what you truly are . ❞ ❝ delightful ! how am i evil ? ❞ ❝ all things kill . ❞ ❝ all living things consume other things to survive . it is not evil . it is natural . ❞ ❝ death is unnatural . death is a cruel joke . ❞ ❝ death mocks life . it mocks me . ❞ ❝ you would do the same in my place . ❞ ❝ we are nothing alike . ❞ ❝ you ran , yes ? you saved yourself . ❞ ❝ all those people , dead ⸻  just so you could run . ❞ ❝ i tried ! i just couldn’t save them ! ❞ ❝ you couldn’t save them … but what if you could save all the rest ? ❞ ❝ you make it sound SO much more nefarious than it actually is . ❞ ❝ is it them you’re worried about , or their crown ?  ❞ ❝ you have defied me time and again . ❞ ❝ but you do mean to disrespect me , and anyone who values tradition over self - righteous disobedience . ❞ ❝ you must silence these whispers of rebellion , and stop this war before it starts . ❞ ❝ is a slave a slave if it does not know it is a slave ? ❞ ❝ i am not your pet . ❞ ❝ the choice is to be my pet or my enemy . choose wisely . ❞ ❝ go then , run ! have your war . ❞ ❝ it will be on your head when everyone dies because you chose to run . again . ❞ ❝ it’s difficult being the voice of reason in such a crazed world . ❞ ❝ you’re always beautiful . ❞ ❝ it’s not about size ; it’s about vigor . ❞ ❝ and i made broth ! ❞ ❝ you spin quite the tale . but do you offer any proof ? ❞ ❝ when was the last time you washed your hands ? ❞ ❝ QUIET ! i’m not done . ❞ ❝ we all have a part to play in restoring the balance and destroying this evil . ❞ ❝ we are nothing without our lords . ❞ ❝ remember who you serve . ❞ ❝ traitors are conspiring against you . ❞ ❝ stand and prove the strength of your weapon by my side . ❞ ❝ i have turned a blind eye and said nothing while you stole from us . no more . ❞ ❝ i have allowed you to buy my loyalty with cheap trinkets . no more . ❞ ❝ i have bowed my head and called you lord/s while you slaughtered us . but . NO . MORE .  ❞ ❝ it’s all your fault . ❞ ❝ you are no sister/brother of mine . ❞ ❝ justice must be served . ❞