[That sounds more or less accurate to his sensibilities, too. There's something comforting in a healthy amount of religious skepticism. He exhales a half-formed laugh at her comment, seeming to understand the type of people she's referring to. She'll find no disagreement, there.
That is, exempting the fact that he knows there is value in souls as well. Granted, you really do need both to be of any use.
He levels his gaze at her as she asks for his allegiance, and he's struck again by the fact that it very well may not matter anymore. Can he fight for something that no longer exists? His gut turns, though his expression remains hard.]
Perhaps nothing, now.
[It hurts him more to say that than he'd like to show, so instead he keeps it coiled up inside of himself.]
Did you not share in that vision? The one that saw your world consumed?
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That is, exempting the fact that he knows there is value in souls as well. Granted, you really do need both to be of any use.
He levels his gaze at her as she asks for his allegiance, and he's struck again by the fact that it very well may not matter anymore. Can he fight for something that no longer exists? His gut turns, though his expression remains hard.]
Perhaps nothing, now.
[It hurts him more to say that than he'd like to show, so instead he keeps it coiled up inside of himself.]
Did you not share in that vision? The one that saw your world consumed?