[His thoughts shift unwillingly to Somnus, to one of their recent conversations. "As you are now, you do not have the means." It's true, but not entirely; the means are a chain around his neck, both literal and metaphorical, a source of power that hums and whispers in his ear when he holds it and lets the voices reach him. The answer is there, but as Somnus also said, he isn't ready.
Pyra can help him here, just as she had already, and he's grateful for her offer. She'd reached her hand out to his and shared her power, because his alone isn't enough. It never has been, and it never will be, that much has become clear. When he goes back he'll be on his own.]
...Got any advice on how to be brave?
[The others have noticed, surely. Somnus knows. His father might. And Luna, of course. They know he carries it and doesn't wear it on his finger, doesn't claim his birthright, doesn't step up as a king should, like each of his ancestors have done for two thousand years. The power he's seeking is right there under his fingertips, pressing down on his chest like a vice, swallowing up his breath and his courage, and the only thing stopping him is his own floundering willpower.
"Not yet ready." Isn't that just a kinder way of saying that he's a coward?]
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Pyra can help him here, just as she had already, and he's grateful for her offer. She'd reached her hand out to his and shared her power, because his alone isn't enough. It never has been, and it never will be, that much has become clear. When he goes back he'll be on his own.]
...Got any advice on how to be brave?
[The others have noticed, surely. Somnus knows. His father might. And Luna, of course. They know he carries it and doesn't wear it on his finger, doesn't claim his birthright, doesn't step up as a king should, like each of his ancestors have done for two thousand years. The power he's seeking is right there under his fingertips, pressing down on his chest like a vice, swallowing up his breath and his courage, and the only thing stopping him is his own floundering willpower.
"Not yet ready." Isn't that just a kinder way of saying that he's a coward?]