with knowledge comes great responsibility

[anythingforyou]

[What an absolute ordeal all of that was.

Today was certainly one hell of a day, that's for sure; they've managed to take care of another Guardian and gain it's trust (or at the very least, something resembling it), they managed to find Candice and manage to...well, maybe not get her back in a state that's altogether wanted, but ensure they managed to get her at least into a place where she could possibly regain herself. It will likely be a process, as such things are, but they've done their best, and they should have no regrets.

The center is definitely going to be a welcome reprieve for all of their suffering, at the very least. The Kompot is certainly more than enough to likely get everyone warmed back up and in a stable condition, along with the copious amount of blankets the locals have provided. They've got the time to rest and get ready for their next adventure.

Rest well, ye merry band of travelers. You've earned it.]

Comments

Away from Everything

[takestheblame]

...you didn't have to apologize.

[Hey, Zelda. So you're away from everyone...you may want privacy, he supposes. Kiryu decides to say his part and not force his presence on her further than necessary]

What you said was the truth. Even though it may have been reckless to say it, and Uxie wouldn't like to hear it, truths aren't meant to be softened. It may not end well sometimes, but saying what's right and what isn't is important.

You had the guts to speak your mind. I believe you showed once again why everyone here should have a high opinion of you.

[Congrats, Kiryu approves. Then again, he's the guy who isn't deterred by an opponent's power and goes into situations where anyone else would die, usually involving saying what's what even if it makes someone angry. He's pretty much approving how he'd have behaved too if he had the chance]

[hyruglyphics]

[ She wouldn't want to let it be known she wasn't accountable too. Not after she questioned Ignis or Camilla, or after she had more or less scolded Bucky after last time. It was only right... proper. She inclines her head though, and Saber - well, she might try to lick something on Kiryu, but for Zelda's part... ]

... Perhaps so. But I did still endanger all of us needlessly.

[ She says softly. Not to mention, that she dug up that bit of herself, confessing about her friends and father- ... mmm. ]

[takestheblame]

[Trying to lick something that won't end sticking to your tongue, Saber? Kiryu would pet her, if she's close enough, trying to avoid the tongue as much as possible]

That may be true. We're lucky it went better than expected.

[Like...Candice. Uxie could have done something like that to them]

Live and learn, Zelda. I trust you won't make the same mistake again -- you're not the kind of person that'd make the same mistake twice.

[Unlike Kiryu]

[hyruglyphics]

[ I mean, the closer you get, the more risk there is of that tongue. On the one hand, she's right next to Zelda. On the other hand, her tongue is like over a meter long? So??? ]

I... [ Is she ? ] ... That isn't true. Perhaps I would will it to be, but I do not know that I could hold myself back, put back in the same situation again.

[takestheblame]

You think we'll be in the same situation again? The last one may not be as callous as Uxie was.

[He sure hopes so]

[hyruglyphics]

We can't know. It's possible... or it's possible something else, similar, will come up.

[ Exhale. ]

[takestheblame]

If something similar comes up, you could rely on someone else, talk to them for a moment. It doesn't matter what you say, just talk to them to cool your head.

[Because not facing the person making her upset could help. She doesn't want to let her anger lead her to say such stuff again, especially since it led to some very personal stuff leaking out -- stuff Kiryu isn't sure she'd like to talk about. Distracting herself while angry may work, he thinks, even if that advice is difficult to remember while facing someone like Uxie]

[hyruglyphics]

[ To think that she would get advice like that. She softly laughs, blowing out an exhale and... ] Yes. ... Yes, that is a fair insight to make. Perhaps so.

[ Maybe even her Pokemon, really. ]

[takestheblame]

Nothing wrong with what you did, though. Don't beat yourself up. [She does seem to have a tendency to feel bad for the mistakes she does. Understandable, but a personality flaw, nonetheless] Dunno if it's right or not, but letting go of your past and focusing on what's coming is how I do things. You could try doing the same.

[He means it both letting go of what happened not too long ago, and of everything that happened with her friends. Not forgetting, just...letting go and moving on, for her sake]

[hyruglyphics]

[ . . . Hmm. ]

To be truthful, I wouldn't even know how to. ... I wouldn't know if I could feel right. What nightmares that me and my people have seen, what mistakes I've made... those are things which walk with me, now.

[takestheblame]

Ain't that a heavy weight to carry with you?

[So heavy a lot of people wouldn't be able to carry without suffering]

[hyruglyphics]

Perhaps... but I do not know how else I could handle it. For me, those memories are not so distant.

[ To just let go of it...? She did feel light, as it was over. Most of the time she does. But they do linger, of course. ]

[takestheblame]

I know you're supposed to take responsibility, but even for a princess, that can't be easy.

[Kiryu is kind of projecting, yup. Maybe his own past problems and losses are smaller than Zelda's despite how life-changing they were, he's still carrying them with him and feeling their weight]

How long ago did all that happen?

[hyruglyphics]

[ Ah... that's... ]

... As I said, for me, they are not so distant. But for the world as a whole, a hundred years ago.

[takestheblame]

...okay, tell me there's a simple explanation for that.

[He sure hopes so, because it's like every time they talk Zelda says something he doesn't understand. He's starting to feel a bit self-conscious about having to ask for explanations, hah!]

[hyruglyphics]

Perhaps not simple but... [ . . . ] After all was nearly lost - ... after what I outburst about back then, and Link was also gravely injured, it was necessary for me to buy time enough for him to recover in the Shrine of Resurrection. So I did my part, and held Calamity Ganon at bay. I have spent the last hundred years with only limited awareness of the outside world... or time.

[ Spiritual form and all. ]

[takestheblame]

...you have lived an interesting life.

[And so young, too. Well, technically she's much older than him, but yeah]

Must have been weird, being done with that and finding your hometown and everything was different to how you remembered it. A lot happens during one hundred years.

[Almost as disorienting as finding yourself in an entirely different world]

[hyruglyphics]

My- ... the castle was lost before then, and I had to battle within it. But yes. A long happens.

[ It was... unsettling, a little. ]