[At this, Aelwyn merely laughs. The sound is light and pretty in comparison to the ugliness within her.]
I'm not jealous of you, Reyes, I'm annoyed at Jon.
[There's a significant difference.
Her plan wandering in here was to hijack the ritual somehow, to take control of it all like Jon did, oh so long ago. That plan is beginning to look a bit unrealistic.
Still, maybe she can burn this wretched little park to the ground on the way out. Maybe she can kill Reyes and their beloved and drink their despair before riding off with Mercy into a new world to ruin and rule.
Or she could not. She could just leave. She could find a cure, be herself again, make things right with her sister if she wanted. She could go home arm in arm with Mercy, introduce her to her parents before they slaughtered them like animals. And burn Fallinel to the ground.
All tempting options.]
Full transparency? If I'd known you were planning this, I would have been on board from the start. [And not, you know, snitched on Reyes and gotten her demoted.] Honestly, I would do the very same for my own beloved Mercy. I couldn't care less about this world or any other in comparison.
Some of the others will probably want your head, though. Just as a headsup. [Aelwyn hasn't fully decided if she does. But it's not born of anger or betrayal. More like she's having trouble deciding if she wants to have dessert or not.]
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I'm not jealous of you, Reyes, I'm annoyed at Jon.
[There's a significant difference.
Her plan wandering in here was to hijack the ritual somehow, to take control of it all like Jon did, oh so long ago. That plan is beginning to look a bit unrealistic.
Still, maybe she can burn this wretched little park to the ground on the way out. Maybe she can kill Reyes and their beloved and drink their despair before riding off with Mercy into a new world to ruin and rule.
Or she could not. She could just leave. She could find a cure, be herself again, make things right with her sister if she wanted. She could go home arm in arm with Mercy, introduce her to her parents before they slaughtered them like animals. And burn Fallinel to the ground.
All tempting options.]
Full transparency? If I'd known you were planning this, I would have been on board from the start. [And not, you know, snitched on Reyes and gotten her demoted.] Honestly, I would do the very same for my own beloved Mercy. I couldn't care less about this world or any other in comparison.
Some of the others will probably want your head, though. Just as a headsup. [Aelwyn hasn't fully decided if she does. But it's not born of anger or betrayal. More like she's having trouble deciding if she wants to have dessert or not.]