There's a little sigh, almost a laugh. Quick with a blade, was she? "As the best bloodletting should be."
He remembers himself. "Oh, forgive me. You wouldn't know, I suppose." She had seen conflict, but not the Shattering. He gestures to his mask. "My order was pressed into service in the war, ordered to uphold our oath, and dispense mercy. A quick death, in the midst of the carnage." It had been horror upon horror, but it had prepared them all for greater service.
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Date: 2023-01-07 04:14 am (UTC)He remembers himself. "Oh, forgive me. You wouldn't know, I suppose." She had seen conflict, but not the Shattering. He gestures to his mask. "My order was pressed into service in the war, ordered to uphold our oath, and dispense mercy. A quick death, in the midst of the carnage." It had been horror upon horror, but it had prepared them all for greater service.