[It brings her some measure of peace to imagine the Goddess shepherding their souls to their final rest - but even so, she knows it would have been better if they hadn't died at all.
An honorable death in battle is one thing, but this...?]
You are still here too, Dimitri. I will do what I can to protect you as well. But, please... [She looks up to meet his eyes.] Swear to me that we will survive this together. It does me no good to be protected at your expense.
[ His expression, so stubbornly harried and wrought, softens just slightly. He had a duty to survive this, and also to ensure that Flayn did too.
It is a difficult promise to make (and impossible one, perhaps), but after a beat, he dips his chin, acquiescing. ]
Very well. I promise I will not die for you, Flayn. And neither will you, for my sake. [ And there is something strangely invigorating about that, to make someone swear they wouldn't fall on a sword for him. He can only hope that Flayn's oaths are true. ] You have my word. Let us both survive this, together.
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An honorable death in battle is one thing, but this...?]
You are still here too, Dimitri. I will do what I can to protect you as well. But, please... [She looks up to meet his eyes.] Swear to me that we will survive this together. It does me no good to be protected at your expense.
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It is a difficult promise to make (and impossible one, perhaps), but after a beat, he dips his chin, acquiescing. ]
Very well. I promise I will not die for you, Flayn. And neither will you, for my sake. [ And there is something strangely invigorating about that, to make someone swear they wouldn't fall on a sword for him. He can only hope that Flayn's oaths are true. ] You have my word. Let us both survive this, together.
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[She will do her damndest to keep this promise. It's possible that it will be very, very difficult to do so, but so long as they both attempt it -
Well, she's stubborn, and she knows he is too. Perhaps they really will survive this through sheer stubbornness alone.]
We will return home, together.