[ fond. openly fond, this time. the pontiff was a bleeding heart - he wasn't the only one. temenos is far more measured than him, far more cautious, but it's clear they've something in common.
the bit about what she did... he turns his head to look at her out of the corner of his eye, for a long moment, and then looks back at the grave. ]
... The scriptures often teach that love is about forgiveness. Whether that is to forgive yourself, or to be forgiven by others...or, whether that is to come to the understanding that we are all human, in the end. The Sacred Flame, above all, is the light. When we find ourselves in darkness, we reach back in.
I... always felt guilty about it. When my old job collapsed, I barely made it out. I left my old coworkers there as the institution went under... after that, it was hard to convince myself... whether I deserved to leave or not. I was always told by others that I didn't amount to anything, so that's what I eventually believed... only with Aya defending me.
But still, I... I think I'm learning to forgiveness myself, little by little and that's because of the people here. You too, Temenos. I... look up to you, really.
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[ fond. openly fond, this time. the pontiff was a bleeding heart - he wasn't the only one. temenos is far more measured than him, far more cautious, but it's clear they've something in common.
the bit about what she did... he turns his head to look at her out of the corner of his eye, for a long moment, and then looks back at the grave. ]
... The scriptures often teach that love is about forgiveness. Whether that is to forgive yourself, or to be forgiven by others...or, whether that is to come to the understanding that we are all human, in the end. The Sacred Flame, above all, is the light. When we find ourselves in darkness, we reach back in.
Not that I mean to proselytize by any means.
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I... always felt guilty about it. When my old job collapsed, I barely made it out. I left my old coworkers there as the institution went under... after that, it was hard to convince myself... whether I deserved to leave or not. I was always told by others that I didn't amount to anything, so that's what I eventually believed... only with Aya defending me.
But still, I... I think I'm learning to forgiveness myself, little by little and that's because of the people here. You too, Temenos. I... look up to you, really.