[ Robby begs her to stop, and guilt takes root in the space where Kiriona's heart should be.
He's right, of course. This is just a memory. Even if she can force the old man to apologize here, it still doesn't mean he apologized in real life. It just means Kiriona is exceptionally good at making up a particular kind of story.
Still, that shouldn't stop her. Instead, what stops Kiriona is this: she likes Robby, and she hopes that Robby doesn't mind being around her. (Friends is too much to ask; friendship is for other people.) She's pretty sure he knows what it's like to be angry -- really, truly angry -- about something that is just barely in reach and yet you can never have.
She could kill Crux, here and now. But she'd lose that. It wouldn't be worth it. Kiriona died for nothing. She won't kill for nothing, too.
Kiriona lowers her sword. She takes a deep breath. ]
Okay. Okay.
[ Still, because she's a petty bitch, she gives Crux a solid kick in the stomach. As he doubles over, wheezing, she turns to Robby. ]
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He's right, of course. This is just a memory. Even if she can force the old man to apologize here, it still doesn't mean he apologized in real life. It just means Kiriona is exceptionally good at making up a particular kind of story.
Still, that shouldn't stop her. Instead, what stops Kiriona is this: she likes Robby, and she hopes that Robby doesn't mind being around her. (Friends is too much to ask; friendship is for other people.) She's pretty sure he knows what it's like to be angry -- really, truly angry -- about something that is just barely in reach and yet you can never have.
She could kill Crux, here and now. But she'd lose that. It wouldn't be worth it. Kiriona died for nothing. She won't kill for nothing, too.
Kiriona lowers her sword. She takes a deep breath. ]
Okay. Okay.
[ Still, because she's a petty bitch, she gives Crux a solid kick in the stomach. As he doubles over, wheezing, she turns to Robby. ]
Let's get the fuck out of here.