Empires of Ashes Reboot

Theresa: aye... still is gentle. But...he's gotten a dark side since then, I think lass. Most o the time, nicest, kindest guy I've ever met. But.. Fuck, he's done some cruel shit to some of those slavers.

Diana: "The cruelest thing you can do is give one of theirs a sword."

Theresa: Herd of blood eaglein ma'am?

Diana: "Pain is temporary. Death is all that matters."

Theresa: It's where you pull their ribs and lungs out through their back like wings, while they're still alive.

Diana: "I know what it is."

Theresa: sorry lass. Anyway... point bein... look I gotta ask... Howdya justify to yerself fightin off the guys who are tryin to set people like you n me free?

Diana: "Biding our time, i guess. Stop the whole thing, instead of a few towns worth."

Theresa:...Forgive me, lass. But... we went through the same kinda shit. Do you think sufferin that for longer than you did is worth it, fer some try to get em all out at once? What about the ones who don't make it? The ones who die, or are broken, while yer waitin? Yer immortals never showed up to help me. What would have happened to me if you'd fought off the 4th when they came to let me out?

Diana: "After a while... Its just... Its as bad as it'll get. I just stopped fighting. After that. A week, a year? whats the difference."

Theresa:...You got any family back in the empire, lass?

Diana: "Two brothers. And my mother... They think i'm dead, no doubt."

Theresa: My kid brother though that too. Don'tya think they'd want to see their little girl, and big sister again?

Diana: "Its been six years. Wounds'll have healed... Knowing what happened.. it'll hurt them more than anything."

Theresa: had you and centurion boy's wounds healed?

Diana: "Mine had. His... they had not."

Theresa: Guessin it's already reopened yours... sorry lass. But if his didn't heal, yer brothers, or your mums might not have eh?

Diana: "Maybe... Maybe."

Theresa:...My brother was five when last saw him before they took me. You wanna know what his reaction to seeing me again was like, or can ye guess?

Diana: "I can imagine."

Theresa: and what reaction dya think yer old mum'll have to knowing her little girl's still breathin?

Diana: "... I... I have thought about her... A lot."

Theresa: and...forgive me fer sayin so lass but... is it wrong to say ye coulda if the immortals hadn't fought the legion off?

Diana: "Maybe... It's a long way to home. Across pretty much all of dracia."

Theresa: your mate's made that far.

Diana: "I guess they have."

Theresa: I mean your centurion mate. 's all he does with his leave, goes n visits the families of i think it was seven of his old comrades. Yours included. Think i heard one of his men say he gives em all his pay too. He didn't tell ye that?

"...no... He didn't." She wipes her eye

Theresa:...you okay lass?

"What did i do to deserve justinian?" She sniffs

she puts a hand on Diana's shoulder, trying to be comforting. she can tell theresa isn't used to bein comfortin, but is making an effort.

"Gods... When all this is done... Even if i stay with them. I have to go home."

Theresa: good shout lass.

Diana: "I... thankyou. For this."

Theresa: lass, we went through the same shit. You don't have ta thank me for anythin eh?

Diana: "You wont tell justinian, will you? He's... worrying enough."

Theresa: ye have my word.

Diana: "Thankyou. I wont forget this."

Theresa: people like us need all the friends we can get eh? *she smiles* don't mention it lass.

*she picks up her helmet, and looks it in the eyes.* "If you ever need anything." She hooks back her veil, and puts her helmet back on. "anything at all."

Theresa: aye lass. I'll find ye.

the next day, the armies are on the marching onwards, through an area dense with strange rock formations, carved by the harsh kelthrovi desert winds over generations

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