[ there's a moment's pause because she hears eupha stop. oh? ]
So the answer would be to lose yourself? I don't know if that would make them happier either, even if it did prevent them from losing each other. [ like yes, she can see eupha's point, but she also does not believe one life should be traded for another unless 100% necessary. this is not a necessary situation. ]
Surrounded by suffering, I could think of little else other than the rite of sacrifice. Powerless as I was, I believed it was the only way I could help anyone.
We believed that when calamity struck the island, it was the Dragon God's wrath, that it was enraged and frenzied, and could only be appeased with a sacrifice.
The responsibility for that falls to the priestess of the island. I had spent my entire life preparing for such a day.
... [ there's a small nod. ] Knowing it would help your people probably made it a little less daunting to think about. I don't know how a person could approach it lightly at all.
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[ missing the point. ]
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[ she has to think about it. something doesn't quite add up. ]
... But, if we fail to prevent the next tragedy, the losses could be much greater. They could even lose one another...
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So the answer would be to lose yourself? I don't know if that would make them happier either, even if it did prevent them from losing each other. [ like yes, she can see eupha's point, but she also does not believe one life should be traded for another unless 100% necessary. this is not a necessary situation. ]
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[ she trails off, disoriented, then her legs tremble and she stumbles forward, grabbing a nearby counter for support.
the helmet vanishes. ]
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[ literally where, zuriel. there's probably a stepstool somewhere that she's going to fetch actually. ]
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[ she'll slump down onto this stepstool, sure. ]
I am sorry. I must have said something strange...
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Surrounded by suffering, I could think of little else other than the rite of sacrifice. Powerless as I was, I believed it was the only way I could help anyone.
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... can you tell me a little more about the rite? What would it have done?
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The responsibility for that falls to the priestess of the island. I had spent my entire life preparing for such a day.
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So... it was something you knew was inevitable more than a suggestion. That one day, you might have to go through with it. Did that ever worry you?
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