[ but instead of screaming or letting her tears fall again, ayaka closes her eyes, straightens her back, and draws in a shaky breath to calm herself down.
instead of the usual scene that's been playing on loop of siobhan dying, this time, she hears the words of that strange man that followed richard around-- the words she heard before she saw the field of beheaded corpses, painting the ground a deep, deep red.
'When it's all said and done, I ask you to please accept him as he is. It means nothing if I, someone who lived his time, do it. It must be you, someone who lived a different time.'
without thinking, ayaka leans forward, to grab his hand with both of hers. as if he would disappear into thin air if she let him go. ]
Saber.
[ her voice trembles. he has covered his hands in blood for her sake, even though she's so undeserving of it. ]
I'm sorry. [ she's undeserving of this. in her heart, she knows that she should have been tried tonight. but here she is now, with her and saber both safe for now. ] And thank you.
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instead of the usual scene that's been playing on loop of siobhan dying, this time, she hears the words of that strange man that followed richard around-- the words she heard before she saw the field of beheaded corpses, painting the ground a deep, deep red.
'When it's all said and done, I ask you to please accept him as he is. It means nothing if I, someone who lived his time, do it. It must be you, someone who lived a different time.'
without thinking, ayaka leans forward, to grab his hand with both of hers. as if he would disappear into thin air if she let him go. ]
Saber.
[ her voice trembles. he has covered his hands in blood for her sake, even though she's so undeserving of it. ]
I'm sorry. [ she's undeserving of this. in her heart, she knows that she should have been tried tonight. but here she is now, with her and saber both safe for now. ] And thank you.