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[ Her voice is a low rasp with her murmured poem—melancholy. ]
My dear allies and friends,
You are, all of you, stunning fighters — in violence, yes, but also in wit and heart. It has been a strange blessing for me to have known and fought among you all. I am glad for it, and I thank you for the company shared in these arduous trials. I have never known anything quite like it, and it has allowed me a modicum of peace — or something like it — in our final days together. Something I did not think possible for any world that had me.
This war has been won, but the city still recovers. I will remain to help where I can, and keep watch over the beacons.
Should anyone else have nowhere to return, then you are welcome company.
For all who return home, however we have known one another... I shall miss you, and will not forget you, and I may selfishly hope that you will remember our time together.
Sincerely,
Vanessa Ives
"Though fate ordains we now must part[ Onward to text. ]
Companions true a little while
I grasp with firm and grateful heart
The gift of friendship's gentle smile
Shared roads together we have walked
O'er hill and dale, mist dark and light
Enriching bonds between us talked
Dispelling shadows with delight
With backward glances fondly cast,
Cherished mem'ries I'll keep secure.
Though winds of change now blow by fast,
Affection's ties shall yet endure."
My dear allies and friends,
You are, all of you, stunning fighters — in violence, yes, but also in wit and heart. It has been a strange blessing for me to have known and fought among you all. I am glad for it, and I thank you for the company shared in these arduous trials. I have never known anything quite like it, and it has allowed me a modicum of peace — or something like it — in our final days together. Something I did not think possible for any world that had me.
This war has been won, but the city still recovers. I will remain to help where I can, and keep watch over the beacons.
Should anyone else have nowhere to return, then you are welcome company.
For all who return home, however we have known one another... I shall miss you, and will not forget you, and I may selfishly hope that you will remember our time together.
Sincerely,
Vanessa Ives
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I have to go home, but it was an honor to fight alongside you. Please be well.
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I have something for you, before you go. To hopefully ease your journey once you are returned home.
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[ She doesn't like being too public even over small gifts. Embarrassing! ]
How must you be feeling, now that you are to resume your journey? Are you to keep these memories?
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I haven't been here long, and it has been a confusing and sometimes upsetting time. Still, I would like to keep my memories. I met some good people here.
I'll remember you fondly, Vanessa.
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And I you, Rin.
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How so?
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It would be curious to see the state of this world now that it is not quite so lost to darker chaos.
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Let there be sun.
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If you could know a city here once more, to experience it in this new dawn, where would you choose?
You have seen more than I in this realm.
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I will remain near the beacon until your departure.
[ It's a nice view up there, after all. ]
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Your plan is to rebuild?
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She isn't extremely practiced at it, either. ]
I suppose that must seem hypocritical.
[ Only for those in the know. A small number. ]
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Where do you even start?
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A mystery to me, in every honesty. I have never before had the opportunity for reparations.
Have you?
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I guess I never prioritized that. If I did, I'd have to believe it was really over.
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I shall miss your music.