[It was never about betterment, even if people wholeheartedly believed in the philosophy itself. It was about twisting it to cause as much chaos and warfare as possible. And that's probably pretty upsetting to hear for anyone from an annexed territory, particularly those who chose to or were forced to enlist in the Garlean military to try and work their way up. It's all she can do to not turn around and hug her -- would that be too intimate a gesture? Perhaps, but...
After a moment's pause, she does turn around, but ends up placing hands on her shoulders instead in what's supposed to be a show of solidarity. She can't fully understand based on her life experiences, probably never will, but objectively speaking, it's a pretty miserable truth to have to confront for anyone with such deep ties to the nation.]
Will you be all right, though? I know it's probably a lot to swallow at once.
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[It was never about betterment, even if people wholeheartedly believed in the philosophy itself. It was about twisting it to cause as much chaos and warfare as possible. And that's probably pretty upsetting to hear for anyone from an annexed territory, particularly those who chose to or were forced to enlist in the Garlean military to try and work their way up. It's all she can do to not turn around and hug her -- would that be too intimate a gesture? Perhaps, but...
After a moment's pause, she does turn around, but ends up placing hands on her shoulders instead in what's supposed to be a show of solidarity. She can't fully understand based on her life experiences, probably never will, but objectively speaking, it's a pretty miserable truth to have to confront for anyone with such deep ties to the nation.]
Will you be all right, though? I know it's probably a lot to swallow at once.