☀️ Arselia and Akonia

Damn... Our paintings, the flag, everything... I'm sorry, guys. If I had known, I wouldn't have stirred things up. I'm in shock. I didn't think it would be this serious. I'm really sorry. If I could, I would undo everything, roll it all back, and put an end to it. I don't know what to say. And we were even criticizing Ment. I don't know, I'm torn between wanting to quit the game and getting involved in a full-blown war, because that's what this is. I can't, I'm just crying right now, I feel incredibly guilty. I'm not joking, I don't want to do anything, I just remember why I avoided experience gains, because I always seem to get involved in something like this and let the whole team down, ruining the game for everyone. This is just a disaster, everything is very bad. I'm sorry, if you want, I'll leave the game. I feel incredibly guilty that I ruined everything for everyone.

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“I’m sorry…” Beata sniffled, looking at the remains of their home, reduced to ashes. “I thought it was the right thing to do… That the criminal should be punished. But, I guess karma has it out for me… That I should be the one to be punished,” she buried her face in Giyyon’s shoulder, hugging Mysterius close, and burst into tears. She wanted to go to the guard headquarters and confess everything – the murder, the slavery, and all the other sins… But that wouldn't fix the situation. Because of her, all of Karneol was under attack. Because of her accursed desire to start an honest life and be on the side of the law… This is how she should atone for her wild youth, right? She found people she cared about, and she's destroying everything they've worked for?
“We'll manage… We'll probably manage. Everything will be alright,” Giyyon whispered, holding her tightly, although he himself barely believed his words.