🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

- So, that's it, - Ghenza nods and looks at the young man intently for a long time. - No, I don't see any horns. And his face doesn't look like it's made of calcite. Let me tell you, brother, adding a bit of spice to your backstory is always a good thing; there's no arguing with that. A man should have a certain degree of dangerous ambiguity. But you can still work on the way you present it. Right now, it might not be the best time for that, so as not to create an awkward situation, - he half-nods towards the decaying bodies, which could come back to life at any moment. - But I would listen to your story at my leisure. I'm not insisting, it's up to you, but even if you don't think it will give you anything, you never know how it will resonate with your soul. I sense that you're at a dead end, and that's never a good thing. Even self-reflection should have a direction; otherwise, it will turn out that life has completely wasted us for no reason, as part of some cruel joke, and that's a bad precedent for the fabric of the universe.

At that moment, the man looked a little like a sensei - he stood with the same stoic expression, but his gaze was not neutral, but gloomy.
- I am a man of weak will, lacking a core and easily succumbing to the moment. - The Fire Thief, apparently, either ignored or didn't understand his companion's warning. - No one in Asuga will force anyone to do anything against their will... But obligations to loved ones, to the gods, and to oneself have not been canceled - even if the Crown doesn't order it, circumstances will force one to make unwanted decisions... Our family had good friends in Nefte, reliable and kind people, and my sister and I were friends with their son... Both families wanted them to get married. But neither she nor I wanted that... Because we loved each other... But despite this, she was ready to become his wife in order to satisfy her parents' desires, and also to improve our financial situation... But I dissuaded her from this, I told her that we should be together... I even beat up our mutual friend, thereby ending that friendship, so that he would never come near her again... And then... A few months passed, and I fell in love again - it was a girl from the capital, a true romantic... Despite everything I had done before, I betrayed my feelings for my sister and devoted my life to my new love... We did everything together... All sorts of things... And then we decided to leave life together and jumped into the river during a storm... I was ready to meet the end together with her... Or at least that's what I thought... But when the agony of lack of air in my lungs made itself felt, my determination evaporated like a drop of water in the desert sun... And I did everything I could to survive... And I survived... And she didn't. And now I'm here, in Passion's Desire, because I can't find a place for myself anywhere else... And how did you end up here?