Do you think you were foolish in agreeing to defeat the Garleans, and those who would take advantage of their zeal?
[She slouches in her seat to go with the folded arms and the pout, though that is transitioning into a proper frown as she speaks.]
You could be called a Warrior of Light, yourself. The title only seems to have lingered with one, but you were there, and you - all eight of you - did a great thing.
[something like vulnerability flickers in alfeoux's icy eyes, but it is gone in an instant as he closes them while he takes a sip of his drink. yes. operation archon. van baelsar and the rest. that was fun. the battle itself was fun. the opportunity for destruction, the opportunity to trash garlean toys, crush them into scrap metal and cermet and leaking ceruleum — yes, that was fun.
why did he agree to do it? because he hated the garleans? because he did not want to see eorzea under garlean rule? because he knew that if the city-states surrendered, ishgard would be next?
but none of these things should matter to him. he left his birthplace long ago.
so why did he agree to do it?]
...That was — [he swallows and clears his throat] — a matter of slim pickings. I needed money and it was the only job available for an adventurer of my stature.
[The look of vulnerability might go mostly unnoticed, brief as it was, but the hesitation catches her attention. She looks up, studies his face for all of half a second, and tilts her head in open curiosity. There's a feeling of introspection to the activity in her eyes, which is rare for her. It doesn't happen often or for very long, but in this case, it's something remembered.]
I won't pry for your real reasons. Maybe I should share mine.
When I heard the tale, it reignited my passion. I'd stagnated. Your feat reminded me what I adventured for, and here I am! That's the sort of honor it was to share the battles I've had with the two of you.
[Maybe she'd fixated on the one that remained in the popular eye due to them being a Scion. Maybe it was simply following the crowd or ease of access. Maybe it was because they had continued to spearhead legendary feats. But the truth is, the title had been given to everyone to come out of that steel fortress.]
[alfeoux sighs, though he seems marginally less irritated than before — the bitter look in his eyes has ebbed. now, the emotion lurking in the corners of alfeoux's expression more closely resembles exhaustion. he sips again at his drink.]
...You should grow out of the habit of looking up to others. Heroes only disappoint you in the end.
[There's no bite to it. Sayano reluctantly straightens out of her comfortable slouch.]
People need goals, don't they? I'd given up on my dreams of glory without one. I suppose, keeping to lofty shadows to rise out of, that's how I set mine.
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[She slouches in her seat to go with the folded arms and the pout, though that is transitioning into a proper frown as she speaks.]
You could be called a Warrior of Light, yourself. The title only seems to have lingered with one, but you were there, and you - all eight of you - did a great thing.
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[something like vulnerability flickers in alfeoux's icy eyes, but it is gone in an instant as he closes them while he takes a sip of his drink. yes. operation archon. van baelsar and the rest. that was fun. the battle itself was fun. the opportunity for destruction, the opportunity to trash garlean toys, crush them into scrap metal and cermet and leaking ceruleum — yes, that was fun.
why did he agree to do it? because he hated the garleans? because he did not want to see eorzea under garlean rule? because he knew that if the city-states surrendered, ishgard would be next?
but none of these things should matter to him. he left his birthplace long ago.
so why did he agree to do it?]
...That was — [he swallows and clears his throat] — a matter of slim pickings. I needed money and it was the only job available for an adventurer of my stature.
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I won't pry for your real reasons. Maybe I should share mine.
When I heard the tale, it reignited my passion. I'd stagnated. Your feat reminded me what I adventured for, and here I am! That's the sort of honor it was to share the battles I've had with the two of you.
[Maybe she'd fixated on the one that remained in the popular eye due to them being a Scion. Maybe it was simply following the crowd or ease of access. Maybe it was because they had continued to spearhead legendary feats. But the truth is, the title had been given to everyone to come out of that steel fortress.]
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...You should grow out of the habit of looking up to others. Heroes only disappoint you in the end.
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[There's no bite to it. Sayano reluctantly straightens out of her comfortable slouch.]
People need goals, don't they? I'd given up on my dreams of glory without one. I suppose, keeping to lofty shadows to rise out of, that's how I set mine.