[ It's a side Xenk didn't know he had, either. Maybe it's the reminder of whatever his previous life was, or simply the reminder of his childhood making him feel this way... But he doesn't shy from it. Not yet, at least.
He looks up from the baby in his arms, at Edgin. He wishes he could say it was surprising to hear, but it isn't. The Gold Court kills many. Szass Tam had been the worst of them, but he was not alone. Sacrifices must be made, he had said.
Sacrifices like the child he holds now. Had the red wizards thought the same? Xenk can only imagine how it would feel -- much as he observed a version of it, this is not the true memory. Edgin's family was killed by the very same people Xenk calls comrade. He cannot deny that he understands how it would feel, having seen the red wizards claim another life. ]
That is cruel.
[ It's not... sympathy. Xenk wouldn't know how to share something like that. But he can acknowledge the cruelty of such a thing. The wastefulness. What could Edgin have possibly done to deserve that? Xenk may not know Edgin Darvis, but the man is so soft, one can hardly think him capable of committing some terrible crime. ]
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He looks up from the baby in his arms, at Edgin. He wishes he could say it was surprising to hear, but it isn't. The Gold Court kills many. Szass Tam had been the worst of them, but he was not alone. Sacrifices must be made, he had said.
Sacrifices like the child he holds now. Had the red wizards thought the same? Xenk can only imagine how it would feel -- much as he observed a version of it, this is not the true memory. Edgin's family was killed by the very same people Xenk calls comrade. He cannot deny that he understands how it would feel, having seen the red wizards claim another life. ]
That is cruel.
[ It's not... sympathy. Xenk wouldn't know how to share something like that. But he can acknowledge the cruelty of such a thing. The wastefulness. What could Edgin have possibly done to deserve that? Xenk may not know Edgin Darvis, but the man is so soft, one can hardly think him capable of committing some terrible crime. ]