Mykhailo MartinezMykhailo ate his food in bitterness, seeing both sides of the issue between Valkyrie and the others. But it didn't matter; the young man had made his choice - Like heck, he was going to abandon his friend, but he knew full well that to pick a fight against people who were themselves grieving, people he
understood, was not a good way to handle things. But how was he going to tell Valkyrie that he was not going to abandon her?
Oh, wait, he had a Datapad. So after eating, he typed a message to Valk on the pad, a personal message that said:
Oi. You need to eat. I'm bringing you food. Just because you're not forgiving yourself does not mean you're allowed to starve - What if the foe attacks at any moment?And so he took Valk's tray and rules or no rules, went to the very door of the Women's dorms, and knocked, gently but audibly, saying, "Did you get my message, Kyrie? You're not allowed to get yourself bent out of shape till you save more lives than you've killed - You're still willing and able to save people; so you don't get to harm the capability to do
that; not if you're serious about it..."
To be honest, part of Mykhailo regretted being so free with words of forgiveness and friendship, not with someone he would have shot down himself not too long ago. If it had been Artemio she had killed somehow, back then... But regrets did not mean faithlessness; Mykhailo was anything
but faithless, despite what Priests and tut-tutting lay preachers accused him of during his time with Artemio. He had made his bed, and it was time to metaphorically sleep in it.
But next time, he will make it clear that when someone needed his forgiveness, it was only personal from him; he was not going to speak on behalf of others. And forgiveness did not mean being blind to the danger others presented whether they meant to betray him or not.
That was a valuable lesson to learn - A bitter fruit the 21-year-old knew was vital to taste.
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