A burned out failure

[stupidhonor]

...

...

By popular decision of the Lords, Ankaia will wage war on Earth. Ishin will be first in line, no doubt using his extraordinary might for great effect.

[Sielje is a mess. She sits with her head lowered, not bothering to change from her fancy dress - now torn and dusty from the fight.]

And it is all my fault.


If only... I was strong enough to face and defeat him...

If... only... I was stronger...!

[Her eyes are full of tears and you can hear pretty undignified sniffing.]

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[armowrpiercing]

*A cat appears to be petting Sielje's bowed head.*

Lady Sielje... I've heard what happened. Sorry about that.

[stupidhonor]

[Sielje is startled at the touch, but she calms down seeing the talking beast. Nothing unusual there.]

You should not be... I am the one who needs to apologize.

[armowrpiercing]

No, you shouldn't be. You lost a duel honorably, against a massively more powerful opponents, and as regrettably the result is, it's done.

Now what we need to do is find a way to stop this.

[stupidhonor]

Your words... This keeps repeating itself. It is exactly as so many years ago...

[armowrpiercing]

This has happened before?

[stupidhonor]

The whereabouts were different. But still...

A horrible loss. A helpful hand, offered by someone who wants to stop the injustice. And me...

Me... the powerless me...