[ He knows there's plenty of fantastical worlds out there, with threats beyond his wildest imagination. It must take a certain kind of creativity and resilience to survive in climates like that.
But.
He just stares at her, in shock. ]
If I reprimand you for your self-sacrifice, are you going to tell me that it's the only logical option?
[ in some ways, she expects this. she knows what she wants to do is extreme for her world. it's not as wild as some others, but not many people plan to get eaten.
her smile doesn't budge. ]
No. It wasn't the only logical option, but it is the one I chose and the one I thought would end in less death.
[ it's very sweet of him to be sad for her EVEN THOUGH HE IS OR WAS ALSO DEAD idk what he did with his seasons wish. ]
I did not want to leave those who cared for me mourning too much, but otherwise, I was fine with the outcome.
[ it went as planned, but... she would admit to wanting to have killed that demon without dying. if her poisons worked... if she could've beheaded him, but she's not so unrealistic. ]
I appreciate your kindness, Claude-san. [ that's sincere. she doesn't want to cause sadness, but it's still kind of him to think so. ] What did you sacrifice?
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Claude just shrugs, glancing away. ]
I was overconfident. Those dreams were too big for me, so I suppose you could say I'm in between ambitions now.
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but if he wants to change his dreams, she can't really stop him. it is a little sad, though, because she thinks what he wanted to do was nice. ]
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[ hey where's my mem ]
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here is where i would put a link to youtube of shinobu talking about her dreams to tanjiro to go with her backstory IF IT EXISTED anyway
he can have a more practical ambition that contains mentions of possible vore. ]
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But.
He just stares at her, in shock. ]
If I reprimand you for your self-sacrifice, are you going to tell me that it's the only logical option?
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her smile doesn't budge. ]
No. It wasn't the only logical option, but it is the one I chose and the one I thought would end in less death.
[ it is also the one that gets her revenge. ]
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And it lets you repay the favour of your sister's loss first hand.
If you're using past tense... did your plan already come to fruition then?
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[ she won't shy away from her revenge. it was revenge, but it also helps hundreds and thousands of people. ]
He is dead, with certainty.
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[ she seems at peace with it. ]
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[ he's asking without any judgment, though there is a slight sorrow to his tone ]
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I did not want to leave those who cared for me mourning too much, but otherwise, I was fine with the outcome.
[ it went as planned, but... she would admit to wanting to have killed that demon without dying. if her poisons worked... if she could've beheaded him, but she's not so unrealistic. ]
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I understand that you did what you thought was best, and I'm not naïve enough to believe that wars can be won without sacrifice.
But still, I find it terrible that you couldn't survive.
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I appreciate your kindness, Claude-san. [ that's sincere. she doesn't want to cause sadness, but it's still kind of him to think so. ] What did you sacrifice?
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Too much to count. The lives of my soldiers. The livelihoods of our people as the war razed their fields and towns.
It's hard to think of anyone who didn't suffer for it.
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she listens, and she has to wonder: ]
Are these your regrets?
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But maybe we should've just surrendered, if we were going to lose anyway. Is independence worth all that sacrifice? I don't know.
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Would the people under you have wanted it?
[ there's a reason they were independent in the first place, isn't there? ]
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Some wanted to side with the Empire, some wanted to resist.
Trying to align a country's worth of people is no easy task.
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It isn't, but that's why leaders of nations are as incredible as they can be terrible.