[ she wouldn't be who she was if she didn't!!!!! but it makes her smile and she scoots to sit up a little better, exhaling softly. always easier once she's up. it's the getting up that makes her soreness more apparent. ]

No excuse, only reason. I think they've felt enough suffering from the wrath of others anyway... I feel sorry for the children left behind.

[ ... children who, undoubtedly, would resent them, who would be scared and angry, who'd cry and wish they had just died with their parents. malkuth presses her lips together tightly. ]

... It won't be easy for them, but... you have experience, so... can you give them something to look forward to, Vergilius...?