I cared for the people of my realm. For the land itself. I was needed and I answered.
[ She's steady about that. Certain of it. She does not regret taking up the sword or the spear or doing what she had to do. Perhaps, in a way, she regrets the ending of it all. But not that she did it in the first place. No matter what her sister might have done, no matter what difference there might be between them. ]
If I failed to bridge that gap, the failure is mine alone. But I laid the groundwork for the kingdoms to come. For the people who lived. Whatever the Mystics may have thought.
[ She straightens, not flinching. ]
Obviously I do not sleep now. Later, perhaps. But not now.
no subject
[ She's steady about that. Certain of it. She does not regret taking up the sword or the spear or doing what she had to do. Perhaps, in a way, she regrets the ending of it all. But not that she did it in the first place. No matter what her sister might have done, no matter what difference there might be between them. ]
If I failed to bridge that gap, the failure is mine alone. But I laid the groundwork for the kingdoms to come. For the people who lived. Whatever the Mystics may have thought.
[ She straightens, not flinching. ]
Obviously I do not sleep now. Later, perhaps. But not now.