[A sports player? Firmly maintaining his head above his base summer instincts, Soren remembers how his arm felt in his grip. Coupled with his energy, it's not difficult to picture him scrambling around being rowdy on some playfield, possibly with a game he's never heard of before. Soren can't say he cares for sports. At all.
The next question directed at him prompts him to consider how to answer succinctly. It's not something he's ever had to answer, and it's not like he spent much time actually associating with children... or much of anyone from any of the towns, villages, or cities he'd pass through. But it's not like he hadn't listened in or gotten any sense at all of the attitudes people held. Quite the opposite.]
Hmm... Tellius is quite a lot of ground to cover. No matter where you go, each locale looks up to its own heroes, whether it be from the distant past, the founder of their kingdom, or a local warrior whose names and deeds echo down the streets. In the largest and oldest nation, the Begnion Empire, they might venerate saints or the apostle, for example. In the neighboring kingdom of Daein, it was easy to notice how the young children aspired to be as strong as their living military heroes... usually knights or generals, and often their own fathers or uncles who were out making a name for themselves on the battlefield. That was when the last king had been alive, and his policy was radically different from other beorc... er, "human" kingdoms. No matter the station of your birth, if you could prove your might, then you could make a better life for yourself and your family. But he lost the war and all of their dreams were laid to waste along with his death. Nowadays, however, they practically worship the new queen who they view as their savior.
[His heart throbs at the thought of another recent hero, both in fondness and from the pain of such a long and unexpected absence from him. A tinge of more personal emotion begins to color his tone; he can't help it.]
And of course, quite recently, my own... partner. The leader of the mercenary company I was a part of. He was the one who defeated Daein's king and liberated our homeland of Crimea from his usurpation. Because of that and more he's known as a hero across the land, whether he wants the attention or not. I don't think all of Tellius will be quick to forget him. Even when he is gone, they will...
[be saying his name. No, not continuing. It hurts. But even though the sentence hangs incomplete, the idea has enough context for the blank to be filled, so he lets it trail off there and tries to resurface from thoughts of a future he can't imagine wanting to live in.]
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The next question directed at him prompts him to consider how to answer succinctly. It's not something he's ever had to answer, and it's not like he spent much time actually associating with children... or much of anyone from any of the towns, villages, or cities he'd pass through. But it's not like he hadn't listened in or gotten any sense at all of the attitudes people held. Quite the opposite.]
Hmm... Tellius is quite a lot of ground to cover. No matter where you go, each locale looks up to its own heroes, whether it be from the distant past, the founder of their kingdom, or a local warrior whose names and deeds echo down the streets. In the largest and oldest nation, the Begnion Empire, they might venerate saints or the apostle, for example. In the neighboring kingdom of Daein, it was easy to notice how the young children aspired to be as strong as their living military heroes... usually knights or generals, and often their own fathers or uncles who were out making a name for themselves on the battlefield. That was when the last king had been alive, and his policy was radically different from other beorc... er, "human" kingdoms. No matter the station of your birth, if you could prove your might, then you could make a better life for yourself and your family. But he lost the war and all of their dreams were laid to waste along with his death. Nowadays, however, they practically worship the new queen who they view as their savior.
[His heart throbs at the thought of another recent hero, both in fondness and from the pain of such a long and unexpected absence from him. A tinge of more personal emotion begins to color his tone; he can't help it.]
And of course, quite recently, my own... partner. The leader of the mercenary company I was a part of. He was the one who defeated Daein's king and liberated our homeland of Crimea from his usurpation. Because of that and more he's known as a hero across the land, whether he wants the attention or not. I don't think all of Tellius will be quick to forget him. Even when he is gone, they will...
[be saying his name. No, not continuing. It hurts. But even though the sentence hangs incomplete, the idea has enough context for the blank to be filled, so he lets it trail off there and tries to resurface from thoughts of a future he can't imagine wanting to live in.]