[ She'd picked up her cup of coffee (slightly cooler than when she sat down) while she waited for Taning's response. Her lips curl into a sad, understanding smile when she hears his reasoning and she just stares into her cup of coffee without taking a sip.
It's strange, really. They never got along in the beginning, and yet... there seemed to be so many things they have in common. Maybe even more than Joshua.
When she speaks, her voice is steady but soft. ]
Everyone dies eventually, Estanislao. Sometimes, when you least expect it.
[ She learned it the hard way, over the 22 years she'd lived. No one is permanent in this world. Not your parents, not your brother, or your sister. Not even friends you make after thinking the world is over. They all die, one by one, until you're the last one standing.
She knows that for a fact, and she tries hard not to let it affect her. But it does. It still does.
Yulia smiles, sadly, and takes a sip from her coffee, then sets the cup down gently. ]
In this blade, I will be the first to go.
[ And she says it like she is a hundred percent sure of it. Ritual or no, she knows she'll die first. It's better that way, she thinks. She won't have to miss anyone when they're gone. Unlike what happened with the Makhai. ]
still hate you
It's strange, really. They never got along in the beginning, and yet... there seemed to be so many things they have in common. Maybe even more than Joshua.
When she speaks, her voice is steady but soft. ]
Everyone dies eventually, Estanislao. Sometimes, when you least expect it.
[ She learned it the hard way, over the 22 years she'd lived. No one is permanent in this world. Not your parents, not your brother, or your sister. Not even friends you make after thinking the world is over. They all die, one by one, until you're the last one standing.
She knows that for a fact, and she tries hard not to let it affect her. But it does. It still does.
Yulia smiles, sadly, and takes a sip from her coffee, then sets the cup down gently. ]
In this blade, I will be the first to go.
[ And she says it like she is a hundred percent sure of it. Ritual or no, she knows she'll die first. It's better that way, she thinks. She won't have to miss anyone when they're gone. Unlike what happened with the Makhai. ]