[ It's fresher in his mind, so he thinks of a child declaring with such conviction that he wasn't so noble that he would sacrifice himself for someone else's sake. It was true, certainly, but Sebastian had never missed those hints of deeply held regrets all the same. He has to wonder if that little master would have preferred the conflict she seems to be facing.
...Ah, but it's no time to be nostalgic, is it? ]
The void threatens to swallow you up rather literally, then.
[ His gaze turns to the black ichor as he says it, since it's reference to its name, though he doesn't expect her to pick up on it. It's more for his own amusement than anything. ]
Would you stake your soul upon not falling to it?
[ Sebastian's question is serious, but unfortunately (to him) also just a philosophical question. It was a bit different to die than to lose your soul entirely, and that distinction would tell him more about the depth of her conflict. And of course, it's a purely selfish interest. He may not have any intentions of granting her wish one way or the other, but it's definitely nice to at least imagine staving off his own hunger. ]
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...Ah, but it's no time to be nostalgic, is it? ]
The void threatens to swallow you up rather literally, then.
[ His gaze turns to the black ichor as he says it, since it's reference to its name, though he doesn't expect her to pick up on it. It's more for his own amusement than anything. ]
Would you stake your soul upon not falling to it?
[ Sebastian's question is serious, but unfortunately (to him) also just a philosophical question. It was a bit different to die than to lose your soul entirely, and that distinction would tell him more about the depth of her conflict. And of course, it's a purely selfish interest. He may not have any intentions of granting her wish one way or the other, but it's definitely nice to at least imagine staving off his own hunger. ]