[She's known it for some time, but never heard of how it came to be that way until only recently and while she was happy to hear it, knowing what she does now makes having him here much more trying.]
Last I saw them, Caius said that he and Yeul would be the ones to watch over the cycle of life and death in Etro's place, but... from what I heard, Caius freed her from the fate of the Seeress so she could come with us to the New World, and she did.
[Her voice and words grow sharper.]
It was almost going to be me who stayed behind. God's plan was to make me the goddess who would shepherd the souls of the dead. Someone has to do it, but it was Caius instead.
—tch.
[Lightning's hand slides out from his so that she can fold her arms, and her shoulders tense up around her neck. It hadn't really dawned on her until he showed up but in some strange way, for all the hatred she has for him and all of the suffering he's caused, all Lightning can feel beneath her anger is sorry for him. Not only that, but like she owes him thanks for taking that place in Valhalla and for freeing Yeul – that's what angers her the most.]
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[She's known it for some time, but never heard of how it came to be that way until only recently and while she was happy to hear it, knowing what she does now makes having him here much more trying.]
Last I saw them, Caius said that he and Yeul would be the ones to watch over the cycle of life and death in Etro's place, but... from what I heard, Caius freed her from the fate of the Seeress so she could come with us to the New World, and she did.
[Her voice and words grow sharper.]
It was almost going to be me who stayed behind. God's plan was to make me the goddess who would shepherd the souls of the dead. Someone has to do it, but it was Caius instead.
—tch.
[Lightning's hand slides out from his so that she can fold her arms, and her shoulders tense up around her neck. It hadn't really dawned on her until he showed up but in some strange way, for all the hatred she has for him and all of the suffering he's caused, all Lightning can feel beneath her anger is sorry for him. Not only that, but like she owes him thanks for taking that place in Valhalla and for freeing Yeul – that's what angers her the most.]
That's why it's so damn complicated.