#tesilid

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"Are you going to fight him?"

"There's no appeasement or compromise with him. His only goal is the destruction of the world.

He's the enemy of the world, so there's no choice but to defeat him. "

"Right. you're on the side of the world."

Tesilid smiled bitterly and turned his head away.

this happens SO many times??? so many little moments where tesilid's silently wondering whether ailette would accept him, but he never says anything so you never realise his train of thoughts until you're on your reread.

moments where ailette is angry and vengeful on his behalf and he looks hopeful and happy. (maybe she would also understand why he did what he did)

moments where she is serious and solemn about reed and you can see him get gloomy - but never at the mention of reed, per say, but at ailette's reaction to the thought of reed. He's always carefully searching ailette's face when he asks about reed. and the knowledge that she knows reed's goals and plausibly also his motivations, and yet sees him as irredeemable. man.

i wanna scream.

i wonder if this tesilid we see is the continuation of the reed that ailette spoke to. does our "17th" tesilid remember ailette's warning, does he remember telling her that he will return after he's destroyed the world to see if she will still reach out to him?