( she hesitates for a moment. because not all the comparisons are flattering. but as she starts, she begins watering the flowers. )
... I grew up in a small village, with a weak and brittle body. I wanted to know everything I could, because it was interesting- and... because I wanted to make life better for cookies like me.
I wound up attending an academy. Your academy. And I found... your work, but marked with a lily. It felt like destiny, in a sense. ( and destiny is the sword of damocles, especially to idealistic children who won't see it for what it is. ) ... I kept searching for knowledge, for truths I wasn't meant to know.
The things I've learned have hurt people. But... I love them all the same. I always will.
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( she hesitates for a moment. because not all the comparisons are flattering. but as she starts, she begins watering the flowers. )
... I grew up in a small village, with a weak and brittle body. I wanted to know everything I could, because it was interesting- and... because I wanted to make life better for cookies like me.
I wound up attending an academy. Your academy. And I found... your work, but marked with a lily. It felt like destiny, in a sense. ( and destiny is the sword of damocles, especially to idealistic children who won't see it for what it is. ) ... I kept searching for knowledge, for truths I wasn't meant to know.
The things I've learned have hurt people. But... I love them all the same. I always will.
I'd die for them, without question.