He thinks still, eyes focused on a spot three inches to her left and far away. If she was anyone else, he might have refused on account of it being only his burden - but he knows that if he keeps silent, she will pursue him eventually until he tells. And with how situations are unfolding all around, the time that they have together will only dwindle.
So it is only after another half-minute that he finally speaks - hesitant, unsure. ]
The... person who raised me did not believe in justice.
[ He can't call her his mother. Not anymore, even if she raised him, because she told him mostly lies. This world is twisted and unworthy. You must cleanse it... my precious son. Burn everything to ash. He had turned away from that when she died. Yet her shadow still follows at every step. ]
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He thinks still, eyes focused on a spot three inches to her left and far away. If she was anyone else, he might have refused on account of it being only his burden - but he knows that if he keeps silent, she will pursue him eventually until he tells. And with how situations are unfolding all around, the time that they have together will only dwindle.
So it is only after another half-minute that he finally speaks - hesitant, unsure. ]
The... person who raised me did not believe in justice.
[ He can't call her his mother. Not anymore, even if she raised him, because she told him mostly lies. This world is twisted and unworthy. You must cleanse it... my precious son. Burn everything to ash. He had turned away from that when she died. Yet her shadow still follows at every step. ]
How do you find the strength to still hope?