I see. [ His head tilts back slightly as he continues to gaze at the crystal ceiling above them. H understands her point of view more than she might think. ] As strange as it might sound? It is those moments when a hero storms onto the scene to fell the great threat that can spur such continued heroism. Mankind needs something to look up to inspire them. An ideal, a hero, a hope. While it may be far easier to fell the beast? Being one of a noble heart who simply does it to help another instead of for their own greed must not be any easier.
[ He laughs quietly then. ] There was a great exodus of people from my homeland to avoid being enslaved. It was merely the idea my father placed inside me to live up to the promise of our red eye that drove my studies to the Allagan Empire. Humble beginnings, I suppose, but I am a far cry from one that ought to be entrusted with something so sacred and precious as the hopes of those that came before me. And, yet, that is precisely what happened.
[ A moment passes. Then, the Exarch raises his hand that remains his own to rest over hers. A distant look crosses his ruby eyes and it is quite evident how old he is in that moment. The things he has seen, the things he has done... to ensure that the Calamity had been avoided... ]
If I had not thought you up to the task, I would not have reached out across space as I had. I knew it would be a monumental task... and I knew it would push you to extreme limits. Yet, I also knew, you and your sister could achieve what none other could, for the pair of you have Her blessing. While many with the Echo can be shielded from tempering? The Blessing is unique to the pair of you...
Still, I feel I must once again apologize for the tremendous strain it placed upon the pair of you. [ His eyes finally move from the ceiling down to her. They comb over the platinum blonde hair speckled with streaks of blue. ] I... had not known all the pain that it would cause. None can truly know what their plan may set in motion... and I fear that it has hurt you and your sister in ways I could never fathom. Ways that I may never begin to find ways to heal... even if I have learned something of the healing arts.
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[ He laughs quietly then. ] There was a great exodus of people from my homeland to avoid being enslaved. It was merely the idea my father placed inside me to live up to the promise of our red eye that drove my studies to the Allagan Empire. Humble beginnings, I suppose, but I am a far cry from one that ought to be entrusted with something so sacred and precious as the hopes of those that came before me. And, yet, that is precisely what happened.
[ A moment passes. Then, the Exarch raises his hand that remains his own to rest over hers. A distant look crosses his ruby eyes and it is quite evident how old he is in that moment. The things he has seen, the things he has done... to ensure that the Calamity had been avoided... ]
If I had not thought you up to the task, I would not have reached out across space as I had. I knew it would be a monumental task... and I knew it would push you to extreme limits. Yet, I also knew, you and your sister could achieve what none other could, for the pair of you have Her blessing. While many with the Echo can be shielded from tempering? The Blessing is unique to the pair of you...
Still, I feel I must once again apologize for the tremendous strain it placed upon the pair of you. [ His eyes finally move from the ceiling down to her. They comb over the platinum blonde hair speckled with streaks of blue. ] I... had not known all the pain that it would cause. None can truly know what their plan may set in motion... and I fear that it has hurt you and your sister in ways I could never fathom. Ways that I may never begin to find ways to heal... even if I have learned something of the healing arts.