A knight's disappointment

[stupidhonor]

Is this what you really thought of this organisation? Of Unity Group?

[Upon hearing the news of how the mission went, Sielje ran off to somewhere. She can be found in a quiet corner of Alhambra's outside areas. She had a small training area organised, with dummies for stabbing and such. All of which now show signs of frustration, damage done to them with haphazard strikes.]

Was so little required for you to turn traitor, Jen Douglas?

[Her head drops.]


I am a traitor too. I am. But still...

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[empress_without_a_throne]

[She nods.]

No less than my best friend and the granddaughter of Solaris's director. We came to the Unity Group together, just when things were starting out.

But she gave up on us when she decided things never worked out in the long term for heroes and saviors. That you'd either die with battles left to others, or live past the point you were useful and have no purpose.

[stupidhonor]

Mm...

[Sielje looks intent.]

A good friend of yours, you say. What happened to her?

[empress_without_a_throne]

She betrayed us, threw in her lot with the Indalph, interdimensional conquerors. I might've mentioned them to you before when we were just learning about Ankaia due to some small similarities, but our fight when them was nearly over.

In the end we took our paths to our respective conclusions, and she died for it.

[stupidhonor]

I recall this, yes.

So... this is what happens to traitors. A fate they deserve.

What made her start to believe things are this way? I do not know if anyone can say...

[empress_without_a_throne]

She could. Unfortunately she's not here right now... so that leaves us with just idle thoughts.

Next time she shows herself... that'll be your chance to get your answers from her.

[stupidhonor]

Yes.

...

[Sielje falls silent. Even if it is a chance, she is not looking forward to it...]

[empress_without_a_throne]

... I... know things like that can be hard.

[Sielje's silence was practicaly palpable, and Mizuki couldn't bring it upon herself to just leave her in it.]

But everyone else is still here. If you need to talk more, there's no shortage of ears to be lent.

[stupidhonor]

No.

It... will be fine. I am not the one who needs to talk most.

[empress_without_a_throne]

If you say so.

Just remember... it isn't so much about who just needs it the most. It's simply about who needs it.

Take care.