[ she nods. if alina has an ideal, that's it. she isn't sure she knows what it looks like. the war is older than she is. older, stronger, better, more patriotic grisha than her have fought in it. but they all see her light as the light at the end of the tunnel.
maybe it's selfish to hide that hope, to refuse the shackles that kirigan would put on her. ]
Can I ask you something? [ she studies balthier. he's a reasonable, moral person. alina doesn't necessarily trust her judgment in people right now, but no one who's so honest about being a pirate is worried about hiding their worser qualities. she believes, at least, that he won't pretend to be something he's not, or mislead her. ] What would you do to get it? Wars are fought all over the world in pursuit of peace. It justifies all kinds of atrocities. Hate. Death. How much is too much for your hands to touch?
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[ she nods. if alina has an ideal, that's it. she isn't sure she knows what it looks like. the war is older than she is. older, stronger, better, more patriotic grisha than her have fought in it. but they all see her light as the light at the end of the tunnel.
maybe it's selfish to hide that hope, to refuse the shackles that kirigan would put on her. ]
Can I ask you something? [ she studies balthier. he's a reasonable, moral person. alina doesn't necessarily trust her judgment in people right now, but no one who's so honest about being a pirate is worried about hiding their worser qualities. she believes, at least, that he won't pretend to be something he's not, or mislead her. ] What would you do to get it? Wars are fought all over the world in pursuit of peace. It justifies all kinds of atrocities. Hate. Death. How much is too much for your hands to touch?