Valiance

Myriad Reality

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Eventually. I don’t like playing the pawn of that dragon god and wiping up these minions.

@Artifact

My point still stands. I’ve seen you at your lowest. You’re in a much better place now, in nearly every way. And as long as you continue to strive to be better, you should feel no shame in who you are.

Myriad Reality

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There was a sense of purpose that came with it. But you’re right, better two people I can rely on than a thousand waiting to stab me in the back.

@Artifact

And a purpose that truly belongs to yourself, and that has a noble cause to boot.

Myriad Reality

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*Pauses and looks up from the map, narrowing my eyes*
...I won’t contest that.
*Looks back down*

@Artifact

It’s not worth feeling bad about. You’re in such a better place now than when you were fighting for that fake army. It shows.

Myriad Reality

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And as long as you don’t see me as a monster now, that’s good enough for me.
*Retrieves the map*

@Artifact

To be absolutely blunt? I think I already have seen you at your lowest point. You’re not losing me that easily at this point.

Myriad Reality

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I believe its goal was to bring our two mirages into conflict by any means possible.

@Artifact

There’s a good chance it was as simple, I’d say.

Myriad Reality

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*Sighs with relief, as if a partial weight were lifted off my shoulders*
I hope that dragon told you the truth.
*Pops the crystal into my mouth*

@Artifact

I don’t really know if its intentions were to lie to manipulate or not.

Myriad Reality

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“Stumbled?” As in, I found him there?

@Artifact

As far as I could tell.

Myriad Reality

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While you were there...
*Takes a breath to steel myself*
Did you happen to see what happened to Ringo?

@Artifact

One of the last things I got to see was when you stumbled across him, and you beat me there.

Myriad Reality

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*Rests my finger thoughtfully on my chin*
I thought you’d call me deceptive for it...

@Artifact

We both have flaws. That’s far from something I’d count as being among them.

Myriad Reality

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Because it's not the kind of person I've portrayed myself to be. Frankly, it's not the kind of person I wish I was myself.

@Artifact

I was from a well off family that was well respected across the entire world and that was all squandered by actual harm we did. Originating in a lower class, and persevering to reach the point you’re at now is something that should bear no shame. Quite the opposite.