One thousand years, fighting a never-ending battle...
[ She trails off, looking somewhere far away. It's a grim tale they're spinning, for sure, the idea of a world where there's no end to conflict and no escape in sight. Attacks from an otherworldly force that never abate. Were she able to feel something, anything right now, she might even feel the tiniest bit of sympathy, even if she wouldn't admit it. ]
How admirable to have lasted that long. To withstand and live undaunted, despite the hopelessness. [ It's different from me, she almost says, but she bites her tongue at the last moment. ] This place must be pretty peaceful in comparison.
[ It must be difficult to wage a physical war at home and an emotional and mental one here, after all. When she looks back at them, her eyes are curious, searching for an answer to her unasked question: which do they prefer, when all is said and done? ]
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[ She trails off, looking somewhere far away. It's a grim tale they're spinning, for sure, the idea of a world where there's no end to conflict and no escape in sight. Attacks from an otherworldly force that never abate. Were she able to feel something, anything right now, she might even feel the tiniest bit of sympathy, even if she wouldn't admit it. ]
How admirable to have lasted that long. To withstand and live undaunted, despite the hopelessness. [ It's different from me, she almost says, but she bites her tongue at the last moment. ] This place must be pretty peaceful in comparison.
[ It must be difficult to wage a physical war at home and an emotional and mental one here, after all. When she looks back at them, her eyes are curious, searching for an answer to her unasked question: which do they prefer, when all is said and done? ]