[Sal has learned, through experience, what it's like when she doesn't provide answers. When the silence grows and grows, and every precious thing gets that much further away. Until there's nothing left at all, really.
It all still hurts, but she supposes there are things which can hurt so much more.]
Well, depends on what and when. I was taken away when I was eight, when I first came into my magic. And then, you know, the imperium trains you to be the very best—which is pretty shit honestly, if you just want to live your own life and not fight in some pathetic war.
Skip ahead a few acts, and it isn't someone else holding you back but yourself. Because if you don't have a country and a purpose, well then, you've got to hold onto something else.
And if that's all done, well. I know why people feel angry about being here, taken away from their purpose and everything they love. But I don't mind. If I can fly again, that's enough for me.
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It all still hurts, but she supposes there are things which can hurt so much more.]
Well, depends on what and when. I was taken away when I was eight, when I first came into my magic. And then, you know, the imperium trains you to be the very best—which is pretty shit honestly, if you just want to live your own life and not fight in some pathetic war.
Skip ahead a few acts, and it isn't someone else holding you back but yourself. Because if you don't have a country and a purpose, well then, you've got to hold onto something else.
And if that's all done, well. I know why people feel angry about being here, taken away from their purpose and everything they love. But I don't mind. If I can fly again, that's enough for me.