We wound up traveling together for a time. I didn't know it, but he was a member of a group we've been opposed to for a while. He didn't plan to find us, but he could have run off and hid or gone another way. Instead, he tried to become our friend, learn more about us, so he could report back.
...He had his reasons to hate my friends and I. Different sides in a war that is more complex than what is simply right and what isn't. But when he was caught, the person he chose to hurt to get away was the one member of our little group who had no part in any of it.
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Why did you kill them?
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Well, generally because they were trying to kill me or one of my friends...
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... So not out of malice or hatred.
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[the ink on her arm changes, says I just can't stand having anyone else betray me.]
Not as the primary reason. Perhaps I also hated them, for having attempted to kill me and my friends in the first place.
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Your ink changed.
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[her smile drops.]
But I didn't want him to have to die. I wish he'd left me be.
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Why did he betray you?
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We wound up traveling together for a time. I didn't know it, but he was a member of a group we've been opposed to for a while. He didn't plan to find us, but he could have run off and hid or gone another way. Instead, he tried to become our friend, learn more about us, so he could report back.
...He had his reasons to hate my friends and I. Different sides in a war that is more complex than what is simply right and what isn't. But when he was caught, the person he chose to hurt to get away was the one member of our little group who had no part in any of it.
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[ his voice is even, if a little confused like he's not entirely sure what to think. ]
Was your companion alright?
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[a sigh.]
We were able to revive her and heal her, though she was quite upset. She didn't deserve to experience that sort of betrayal.
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... Oh. That's good. How... long had you been with the traitor?
[ On his own shirt, TRAITOR starts to form. ]
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And what kind of traitor are you?
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I'm not. [ Frustrated, ] I'm not a traitor or a curse user. I've never even killed anyone.