Legacy thread - Backdated to Day 305, just after raid ]

[goneastray]

[ One victorious puppy is loping back toward Tiger's Eye, with flowers! ]

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[goneastray]

Mm. I know I died...

[sobstory]

[... nods]

You may stay here, in Aather, for as long as you like. I will not force you to return to a place you would rather not be.

[goneastray]

That's what I want. To stay here with everyone. But... I won't be able to help my team win anymore, right?

[sobstory]

I'm afraid not. You may stay with them, however, and support them outside the games.

[goneastray]

Support them?

[sobstory]

Once you find your own ways of aiding them... everyone has their own ways. I am sure you can find yours, and Tiger's Eye will be all the better for it.

[goneastray]

Can I still help Aather? I don't have magic like Josh or King.

[sobstory]

Of course.

[goneastray]

I want to be strong, even stronger than I was back home.

[sobstory]

I do not know how strong you were in your home world... but, I believe you have the potential to become quite strong, if you truly strive for it.

[goneastray]

How does Beauty do it?

[sobstory]

Do... what?

[goneastray]

Be strong.

[sobstory]

... it is not easy. And I don't think I succeed very often... but when I do, it is because I have the support of those around me. They... help me to believe I am strong enough.

[goneastray]

Your friends? Your pack?

[sobstory]

[pack...]

My knights. And... my friends.

[goneastray]

But you believe in yourself too, right?

[sobstory]

... it is... not an easy thing. But... sometimes, I do.

[goneastray]

I... want to be able to do that too.