[ he frowns, frustrated by the impossibility of it all, at how every avenue of justice and freedom is cut off for her due to circumstances outside of her control.
there is little more frustrating than feeling as though you have no agency over your own life.
he sighs. ]
I understand better now some of the wonder you showed when I first displayed Oriflamme for you. [ way back when in the sim room. ] You must be separated from her now, she who lives inside you, no?
... Do you have hope you might not have to return to her and the confines of that palace?
[ her words lay heavy between them, and dion could very well imagine himself saying the very same. that even if returning to valisthea meant his death or a lifetime of suffering, he would choose to go back every time.
he cannot abandon the people. ]
You would endanger them by not returning? Would it spark strife?
I do wonder, if there could be a nation to sustain itself without the presence of Niao Lian, but I do not know if it is because that is where she was banished.
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there is little more frustrating than feeling as though you have no agency over your own life.
he sighs. ]
I understand better now some of the wonder you showed when I first displayed Oriflamme for you. [ way back when in the sim room. ] You must be separated from her now, she who lives inside you, no?
... Do you have hope you might not have to return to her and the confines of that palace?
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I don't think she's separated with me. I think she's still here with me. [ ... } Our souls are not wholly separate anymore.
[ she shakes her head. it is not a simple situation with a simple solution or answer. ]
I do not wish to endanger my country.
[ it's a hypothetical to her since they're still trapped and dead, but she hasn't been convinced to free herself. ]
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he cannot abandon the people. ]
You would endanger them by not returning? Would it spark strife?
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History has shown the country will fall. Dynasties do not last. [ ... ] If I could be— [ she shakes her head. ] There will be wars.
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Is it not on the country and the people then, to learn to adapt and grow?
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I do wonder, if there could be a nation to sustain itself without the presence of Niao Lian, but I do not know if it is because that is where she was banished.