No, Guy is my friend. Her followers had been using Advancement Opportunity without consulting her, and since I'm friends with both of them, they made an agreement over it--Ambition could only protect my follower from her followers if Guy completed a terrible task for her.
[Piety sighs.]
It was a mistake, on both of their parts. But no matter how awful or immoral it may seem to be, their guilt is very real, their regret a vice on their hearts.
[He goes quiet for a while, mulling all of that over.]
That's a high price to pay for protection. [Zoe and Jude were both kind people. Even though he never learned what those wishes are, he hopes they'll be granted at the very end of it all.]
I believe they feel guilty. Guy didn't want to kill again when I spoke to him after what he had done came to light. And Ambition's... tired of this competition, I think? Tired of the number of bodies and trials we've had to work through.
I know. I was upset to know that I was in any way involved with something so awful...I expressed my feelings to them both; if they'd talked to me in any way about it, I would have pressed them to consider alternate options.
[He pauses.]
Sieg? Would you mind if I took off my mask? It feels strange to still be wearing it after such an enlightening conversation.
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No, Guy is my friend. Her followers had been using Advancement Opportunity without consulting her, and since I'm friends with both of them, they made an agreement over it--Ambition could only protect my follower from her followers if Guy completed a terrible task for her.
[Piety sighs.]
It was a mistake, on both of their parts. But no matter how awful or immoral it may seem to be, their guilt is very real, their regret a vice on their hearts.
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That's a high price to pay for protection. [Zoe and Jude were both kind people. Even though he never learned what those wishes are, he hopes they'll be granted at the very end of it all.]
I believe they feel guilty. Guy didn't want to kill again when I spoke to him after what he had done came to light. And Ambition's... tired of this competition, I think? Tired of the number of bodies and trials we've had to work through.
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[He pauses.]
Sieg? Would you mind if I took off my mask? It feels strange to still be wearing it after such an enlightening conversation.
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[It's familiar in a terrible way.
He shakes his head.]
I wouldn't mind at all.
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[Taking off his mask, Piety adjusts his bangs, looking a little bashful.]
That feels a little bit better...we've spoken enough that I feel a little silly I didn't offer sooner.
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It's alright... You're the only one who's asked.
It's nice to know what you look like after all these weeks.
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[He laughs softly.]
I think I've surprised a few people with how young I look--but I know you and I have already talked about our unusual circumstances, to an extent.
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We did, a little bit.
If you have any questions for me, I'd be happy to answer them.