Branor x Melehan

## Branor x Melehan
## C

\r[2]\f[2|Branor]\w[16]\f[5|Melehan]
\w[16]
\s[2]
... Annales. It is you.|

\s[5]
Melehan, now. I've no reason to hide my\n
true identity any longer. I must admit,\n
I'm surprised to see you here, Branor.|

\r[2]
\s[2]
I'm only here to finish things. Once\n
those damn cultists get what they\n
deserve, you'll never see me again.|

\s[5]\e[5|2]
... You're not the only one who\n
wants them in a shallow grave.|

\s[2]
... Fair. They did capture you.|

\s[5]\e[5|0]
I have to ask, why the bandanna?\n
Can you even see with that thing on?|

\s[2]
Did I really see when my eyes were\n
uncovered? I was blind to the world,\n
blind to the consequences of my actions.|\n
Until that's remedied, it will stay\n
on my face as a constant reminder.|

\s[5]
... You sound ridiculous. Punishing\n
yourself for not knowing every possible\n
outcome is stupid. Take that off.|

\s[2]
I won't. Not until I can finally see truth.|

\s[5]
Ugh. Well, try not to walk into a\n
wall or something with that thing.|
\s[-2]

\f[5|nil]
\w[16]

\s[2]
... ... ...|
\s[-2]

## B
\f[5|Melehan]\w[8]\f[2|Branor]
\s[5]
I wanted to ask you something, Branor.|

\s[2]
... What is it, Princess?|

\s[5]\e[5|2]
Don't call me that. Never call\n
me that. ... Princess Melehan is\n
dead. Only I am left in her place.|

\s[2]
Seems we both are trying to avoid\n
our past. But, fine. Melehan, then.|

\s[5]\e[5|0]
... What did Kronos do to you\n
to make you want them dead?|

\s[2]
... Nothing I couldn't have prevented\n
myself, if I wasn't blinded by my own--|

\s[5]
Cut the "not seeing truth" act,\n
it's annoying and exhausting.|

\s[2]
It's no act. If I'd considered the\n
consequences of my actions beforehand, you\n
would have your eye. She wouldn't be gone.|

\s[5]
She? So this is all because Kronos\n
took someone from you. That make\n
sense. Sister? Lover? Mother?|

\s[2]
... I don't know how to describe Ludinas.\n
She was everything I could have asked for,\n
and yet I took her very being for granted.|

\s[5]
I'm sorry that happened. But, blinding\n
yourself and chasing revenge won't solve\n
anything. You need to accept it and move on.|

\s[2]
The irony of you of all people to\n
say that to me is not lost. You're\n
the most vengeful person in this army.|

\s[5]
... You and I are not the same. My anger\n
is much deeper than simple revenge. I\n
lost far more than just someone important.|\e[5|2]\n
Everything... My childhood, my education,\n
my family, my goddamned eye. It's not just\n
Kronos who's responsible either.|

\s[2]
And because your revenge is on multiple\n
people for multiple reasons it's justified?|\n
And mine isn't? Don't make me laugh, Princess.|

\s[5]
I said--|

\s[2]
Maybe you need a blindfold too, seeing that\n
you're clearly not seeing our similarities.|
\s[-2]

\f[2|nil]
\w[16]

\s[5]
... Bastard. But, he's right...|
\s[-2]

## A
\f[5|Melehan]\f[2|Branor]
\s[5]
Branor. I wanted to apologize.|

\s[2]
You have nothing to be sorry about.\n
We had a disagreement, it happens.|

\s[5]
No, I belittled you, and tried to make\n
my own struggles more important than yours.|\n
I don't know the life you lived, or truly\n
how important Ludinas was to you. I have\n
no right to judge anyone's pain and sorrow.|

\s[2]
... Thank you.|

\s[5]
And I... wanted to ask you something.\n
When this is all over, what will you do?|

\s[2]
You mean the war? I'll pursue the\n
remnants of Kronos and eliminate them.|\n
Once I've avenged Ludinas... I don't know.|

\s[5]
We have the same goal in mind. Why not\n
work together then? I have resources\n
that could help you enact your revenge.|

\s[2]
And what do I offer? What's the catch?|

\s[5]
I want you to work for me. Not as\n
a soldier, but as a specialist.|

\s[2]
'Specialist'? Is that a fancy way\n
of saying assassin?|

\s[5]
No. Anyone can kill. I need someone\n
I can trust who knows the pain I do.|\n
Someone who's appearance belies their\n
knowledge and intelligence. Who can\n
blend in while being in plain sight.|

\s[2]
... I'm not sure if you're insulting my\n
plain commoner status or praising it.|

\s[5]
I'm simply telling the truth. Up to\n
you to see that for yourself. Let me\n
know if it interests you, Branor.|
\s[-2]

\f[5|nil]
\w[16]

\s[2]\e[2|1]
"See that for yourself", aren't\n
you clever. Still... Maybe I should--|\e[2|0]\n
Oh, she left. I really am blind\n
with this thing on, aren't I?|
\s[-2]

\m[2|2]\b[2|2]\e[2|3]
\s[2]
... Ludinas... What should I do?\n
Follow her into the darkness\n
or try and find the light?|
\s[-2]

\s[2]\b[2|0]
... Light and shadow. Two sides of a coin.|
\s[-2]