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winds_voice) wrote2014-01-14 10:19 am
winds_voice) wrote2014-01-14 10:19 am
19 - [Video] - Backdated to Thurs 9th Jan
[Whoever's watching the feed right now can probably tell that something's not quite right. Not only does Eley look blackened and sore as if he had been scorched somehow, but the tree behind him also looks as though it has met a similar fate, with shattered branches and charred bark.
And in his hands, he's holding some remnant of what might have been a scarf at one time, though right now it looks like nothing more than a rag.]
Why would anyone do this? How could they... enjoy such a thing?
[He sounds tired, disappointed, though that quickly turns to bitter anger.]
Edmundo the Blade has made an enemy of me. He has shown nothing but disrespect. I should not have let him get this far. If only I was not so complacent, so tied to the path of peace, this would not have happened. My tree...
[Yes, he's more concerned about the tree than he is about himself right now.]
If anyone knows a way to repair the damage, I would be grateful to you.
And in his hands, he's holding some remnant of what might have been a scarf at one time, though right now it looks like nothing more than a rag.]
Why would anyone do this? How could they... enjoy such a thing?
[He sounds tired, disappointed, though that quickly turns to bitter anger.]
Edmundo the Blade has made an enemy of me. He has shown nothing but disrespect. I should not have let him get this far. If only I was not so complacent, so tied to the path of peace, this would not have happened. My tree...
[Yes, he's more concerned about the tree than he is about himself right now.]
If anyone knows a way to repair the damage, I would be grateful to you.
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That they do. That is a sad fact.
[Saleh doesn’t like where Eley’s thoughts are going either.]
...I’m not certain if there is a “correct” path. You just do what you can to overcome the dark tendencies within you. People do that in different ways. I practice Valega, for example.
[Action]
Mmm, perhaps I have not reflected enough of late. Yet I feel that this incident has ignited something within me. Were it a friend in danger, being troubled by another, I am not sure if I could trust myself to hold back as I did here.
[He was already aware of Moro's return and while he had not encountered her yet, he couldn't imagine how me might react to that first meeting after what had come to pass.]
[Action]
Indeed. I would not hesitate if someone tried to harm someone dear to me either. Such an impulse has already cost me my life once. Since then, I had told myself that I wouldn’t let it happen again...and yet I can’t let a moment’s hesitation stop me either. So, there is no guarantee that it will not happen again...
[Action]
[It's then Eley realises there are still things he doesn't know about Saleh. He hopes he didn't resurface any painful memories for his friend.]
I was once asked if I would die for someone. Normally, such a question would not even occur to me. I would have said no. Now... I am not as certain about the matter.
[Action]
[The discussion does indeed spur some significant memories, when he had given his life for his friend those years ago. If he hadn't, she would have died.]
So whether you hold back or not, it is up to you. Painful consequences may come either way.
[Action]
Yes... you are right. Perhaps there is no wrong or right way to go about it. Perhaps neither path will lead to good things in the end.
Even so, I must find a way to divert these ill-feelings.