☀️ Arselia and Akonia

— Alas. If only I had the wisdom to understand where I can influence things and where I cannot.

— Ha-ha, that's true too! In general, including pockets. It's just a craft that requires significant financial investments from us. But I have a small reserve, just in case something unexpected happens. Although... it's not a fact that it will be enough, of course.

— Perhaps it makes sense. "Maybe a good toastmaster would come out of it? Hmm, what was I even talking about?"
— I also hope so. I really liked her trick with Dax!

— Thank you, thank you,” the corners of the warrior's mouth rose in a faint smile, “you clearly went through a lot yourself. But the words about hope... they are actually very correct. A broken person, who allows despair and self-hatred to take over, will be destructive, at least to himself. And if he's unlucky, then to those around him too. He is capable of making many, sometimes irreparable, mistakes. It is important to remember this, especially in difficult moments. After all, you can always give up.
Alaria remembered that in those nightmares, it was self-hatred and the despair that had seized her that made her stumble. She didn't feel like she deserved anything. At the same time, she was also disappointed in humanity. The fact that in her nightmare, people did things to their once beloved empress and how they slandered her afterwards... partly reminded the inquisitor of her own experience in Thanarsis, but in a much worse form. Incomparably worse. It clearly revealed the ugly aspects of human nature, overshadowing all the bright moments and all the worthy people who would never stoop to such baseness. And this, perhaps, is also an important lesson that must be learned. No matter how full of evil the world is, one should not forget about good. About the bright moments. Otherwise, it is easy to go crazy.