They don't? I understand that I could have misinterpreted things, but it seems to me that at times, you do not agree with everything the priests say and do. And as for that, being here does not change us, isn't that correct? We can't help who we are and what priorities take focus. I suppose that in the case of the priests, they merely wish to continue doing their duty, although they have already fulfilled it.
[ Atem's expression sobers as the conversation steers towards speaking about Seto. His absence here is certainly noted. As he contemplates this, he inadvertently misses a step and briefly loses his balance, leading him to reach out to grasp Bayek's hand in order to regain his footing. ]
I suppose I do have many questions about what he did in my absence. I believed that he was the one who was most fit for ruling, and I trusted him then and I still do even now that so much time has passed.
[ Now, however, he can't help but wonder what it is that is keeping Seto from taking his rightful place here in the A'Aru. ]
What do you mean? [ He listens as Bayek speaks about events that happened following his passing, and he realizes he can't be sure what the other man means. ] You say that he made her stable and gave her new life, and yet he trusted those he should not have. I suppose I'm merely confused, because that sounds as though not all of his wishes were carried out, and if they were, his intentions were misunderstood.
[ His expression shifts yet again into something more pensive. ]
Of course, they cared very much, and I imagine that they still do even now. Mana was always very good at finding her way into areas some thought she should not be.
[ As for him, tradition and protocol aside, he tended to not believe in certain areas being off-limits to cetain people. That is, barring any sacred areas belonging to the gods. Everything else was fair game, at least in his mind, to the chagrin of the priests. ]
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[ Atem's expression sobers as the conversation steers towards speaking about Seto. His absence here is certainly noted. As he contemplates this, he inadvertently misses a step and briefly loses his balance, leading him to reach out to grasp Bayek's hand in order to regain his footing. ]
I suppose I do have many questions about what he did in my absence. I believed that he was the one who was most fit for ruling, and I trusted him then and I still do even now that so much time has passed.
[ Now, however, he can't help but wonder what it is that is keeping Seto from taking his rightful place here in the A'Aru. ]
What do you mean? [ He listens as Bayek speaks about events that happened following his passing, and he realizes he can't be sure what the other man means. ] You say that he made her stable and gave her new life, and yet he trusted those he should not have. I suppose I'm merely confused, because that sounds as though not all of his wishes were carried out, and if they were, his intentions were misunderstood.
[ His expression shifts yet again into something more pensive. ]
Of course, they cared very much, and I imagine that they still do even now. Mana was always very good at finding her way into areas some thought she should not be.
[ As for him, tradition and protocol aside, he tended to not believe in certain areas being off-limits to cetain people. That is, barring any sacred areas belonging to the gods. Everything else was fair game, at least in his mind, to the chagrin of the priests. ]