[He remains resolute. He doesn't soften. But the way he says her name intimates understanding, and it carries with it a candid glimpse into his own heart... To the chasm of pain and grief that's been torn open there.
Whether he means to share it or not is immaterial. What matters is that it spotlights one inarguable fact: They are both mourning deeply the loss of the very same person.]
I am not suggesting that we merely have faith and hope for the best. I am saying that hope, despair... In this world, they hold tangible power, as... As much as fire, or the wind!
[He's echoing similar lines, he realizes, to things he has said in the past while discussing the Pleroma and Kenoma. They're like essential elements.]
It's not mere sentiment. Inspiring the people to resist and fight back... It can have real, tangible impact! I've long wondered why a leader who claims to abhor the ills of the world would have such a heavy hand in causing more of the same suffering, well, this, this is the answer! It directly benefits them, and not just in an abstract sense! The Regent, the Kenoma-- they feed on making the people suffer!
[Maybe he's making some leaps of logic here, but it FEELS right as he says it. He's so damn sure he's on the right track here. This is what the Innocence was warning them of.]
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[He remains resolute. He doesn't soften. But the way he says her name intimates understanding, and it carries with it a candid glimpse into his own heart... To the chasm of pain and grief that's been torn open there.
Whether he means to share it or not is immaterial. What matters is that it spotlights one inarguable fact: They are both mourning deeply the loss of the very same person.]
I am not suggesting that we merely have faith and hope for the best. I am saying that hope, despair... In this world, they hold tangible power, as... As much as fire, or the wind!
[He's echoing similar lines, he realizes, to things he has said in the past while discussing the Pleroma and Kenoma. They're like essential elements.]
It's not mere sentiment. Inspiring the people to resist and fight back... It can have real, tangible impact! I've long wondered why a leader who claims to abhor the ills of the world would have such a heavy hand in causing more of the same suffering, well, this, this is the answer! It directly benefits them, and not just in an abstract sense! The Regent, the Kenoma-- they feed on making the people suffer!
[Maybe he's making some leaps of logic here, but it FEELS right as he says it. He's so damn sure he's on the right track here. This is what the Innocence was warning them of.]