"Yes. We had the same type of pain. There was no need for us to fight each other. We even worked together to stop Abullah's final plan, and Sahad sacrificed himself to put an end to it and to save me. In different circumstances, I think we could have been friends."
Empathy had won the day, basically. Atom shifts between legs, frowning to himself. "I know that the circumstances between what happened then and this war here are different. I doubt the Emperor would ever relinquish his power willingly, no matter how many lives are at stake." He shakes his head slowly. "But where do I draw the line? How do people decide who deserves to die? I've seen so many undeserved deaths. I don't want to add to that number."
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Date: 2025-06-06 12:52 pm (UTC)Empathy had won the day, basically. Atom shifts between legs, frowning to himself. "I know that the circumstances between what happened then and this war here are different. I doubt the Emperor would ever relinquish his power willingly, no matter how many lives are at stake." He shakes his head slowly. "But where do I draw the line? How do people decide who deserves to die? I've seen so many undeserved deaths. I don't want to add to that number."