[Her hesitation is echoed by his own. He... doesn't like this. This whole negative honesty thing. It only ever serves to harm the ones he cares about. It shouldn't hurt, she says... that's a better answer than he usually receives, isn't it? He has no reason not to trust her in this. And it's not as if he's afraid to feel a little pain if it does happen. He wants to meet her- Pyra's other half. Even if it hurts, like last time.
His gaze drops, finally looking at the deep, glimmering blue light of her crystal. It's different. It's similar, but it's different.]
...It's fine. [Power is painful, crystal and light and energy- all of it hurts him. The ring, the Armiger, the god's energy and voices in his head. The ruthless grip of his crystal, the way it drags life from him as it did every monarch that came before. He's learned this. He's learned to accept this.] It's worth it.
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His gaze drops, finally looking at the deep, glimmering blue light of her crystal. It's different. It's similar, but it's different.]
...It's fine. [Power is painful, crystal and light and energy- all of it hurts him. The ring, the Armiger, the god's energy and voices in his head. The ruthless grip of his crystal, the way it drags life from him as it did every monarch that came before. He's learned this. He's learned to accept this.] It's worth it.