[It's not that she doesn't understand where he's coming from. Truly, she does. She remembers being paralyzed by fear. She remembers giving in to an evil so massive that it felt impossible to beat. And even now she is conscious of all the ways in which she's not free.
But still, it's with some relief that the fire within her doesn't flicker in the face of total annihilation. Maybe they'll doom the world afterall. Maybe they'll all die horribly. But she's sick of losing people. It's with a deep profound roaring hunger that she resolves herself to take these fear Gods and devour them.]
If it's so hopeless, why would running away help?
In my vast experience of being an utter selfish cunt [Adaine's words, she dimly remembers with a touch of lingering fondness] and an awful coward, running away rarely helps anything.
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But still, it's with some relief that the fire within her doesn't flicker in the face of total annihilation. Maybe they'll doom the world afterall. Maybe they'll all die horribly. But she's sick of losing people. It's with a deep profound roaring hunger that she resolves herself to take these fear Gods and devour them.]
If it's so hopeless, why would running away help?
In my vast experience of being an utter selfish cunt [Adaine's words, she dimly remembers with a touch of lingering fondness] and an awful coward, running away rarely helps anything.