BRILITH

[voidbreaker]

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[infire]

...He wouldn't sense any changes while I'm here, no. If I'm cut off from my magic, so is he.

[voidbreaker]

...

[ Ash tilts his head. ]

But he's still alive, even though you're both cut off from your magic. Which you just told me he needs to keep existing?

[infire]

I can't answer how it might work with me here instead of home with my magic, Ash. It's not a situation I've been in before.

[ SIGH. ]

The way the magic works at home, if I ran out of vigor or my lifespan runs out, the summoning would be cancelled and he would return to the gods' realm. It wouldn't kill him or anything like that.

[voidbreaker]

...

Hey, Bril. When you say lifespan, do you just mean until you die? Or is it like.. constantly draining your life as long as you've got something summoned.

[infire]

[ ...hm. she doesn't really want anyone else to worry about her, but she doesn't see any reason to lie, either. ]

It refers to how long I have until I die. It's not a constant drain, but if Agni were to use too much power if I saif the spell again, I would lose more time. Odds are, I would probably die before Agni even heard me call.

[voidbreaker]

...

[ ash just frowns for a moment, looking thoughtful. ]

And it’s worth that kind of cost, having this Agni around?

[infire]

To me, it is. Having Agni there means the barrier surrounding Atera is perfect, and my people are safe. Having him there means we have a way of fighting back against sura attacks, instead of only trying to endure them. He's capable of saving far more lives than I ever could on my own.

[ she smiles. ]

I don't mind losing some of my lifespan for that.

[voidbreaker]

[ . . . ]

You're the kind of person who sees self-sacrifice as a worth endeavour, huh? What about the people who care about you? Can't imagine they're too happy about it.

[infire]

[ she is. not losing that smile. brilith knows where she stands. ]

Anyone who might have cared died a long time ago, Ash. Everyone else only knows me as the priestess of fire, nothing more. If anything happens to me, I'll be replaced, just like I replaced my mother.

[voidbreaker]

That sounds like a load of bullshit. Even if you think that way, other people'll think differently--

[ He'd keep going, but apparently the mansion has decided it's his turn to share a memory" (5:02 - 7:58). And wow, that's one way to get him to shut up pretty sharpish. ]

[infire]

[ whatever arguments she might have had, they're gone once the memory plays out. for a long, awkward moment, she has no idea what to say, or where to even start. so she goes with the obvious. ]

Ash... You've been cursed?

[voidbreaker]

[ hahahahahaha, well-- ]

A what?

[infire]

They mentioned a curse. A sacrifice. What were they talking about?

[voidbreaker]

[ He just shakes his head. ]

-- I don't know, I've never heard about a sacrifice. Didn't understand it when they were banging on about it either.

[infire]

...You really shot him, didn't you?

[voidbreaker]

Yeah, Bril. I really shot him.

[infire]

[ hah. she hates that, so much. he's so young, he shouldn't have had to... ]

And did it change anything? Did it free you from... whatever that was?

[voidbreaker]

Dunno. I ended up here before I could find out how many seconds it took them to arrest me.

[infire]

[ ...oh.

bad. ]

And of course there's no way to know for sure, as long as you're here... [ mumbling to herself, more than anything. but she hopes that...

raising her voice, she replies: ] ...You could come to Atera, if we find a way out of here. I don't think you're a bad person, Ash. Whatever that was... I don't believe it was your fault.

[voidbreaker]

[ He just tilts his head at her. ]

I've got stuff I need to do. And besides, they might just miss out on catching me if I'm quick enough. [ Spoilers: they don't, but he gets away anyway. ]

[infire]

...If you're sure.

[ she's gonna worry about him though!! see if she won't!! ]

Just... whatever happens when you get back. Be careful.

[voidbreaker]

If I change my mind, I'll tell you.

[ awww. ]

I always am. [ He is not. ]

[infire]

I'm holding you to that, Ash. If there's a way to check on you when we get home, I will.

[voidbreaker]

[ he just does a little salute with two fingers.]

Don't go out of your way if you've got too much crap on your hands. I'll either be in jail, or on the run, probably.

[infire]

I'll make time for it. As the priestess of fire, no one will argue if I ask for some time to myself.

...And if you need somewhere else to go, I can open the temple to you.