[ She wishes she hadn't heard that tone from him. Forced to live his life in the Underworld, with only a short amount of time spent in the sun. Even here, they're blanketed in perpetual dark.
It's heartbreaking. ]
It is. I guess... I never really thought what it would be like to never get to experience a day in the sun. It can be beautiful, breathtaking even. [ She reaches out for the bottle again, her cloth starting to feel a little dry. But she doesn't move to continue to clean him up, letting her hands rest comfortably in her lap. ]
But I've always preferred the night myself. I'm sure it's nothing like the Underworld, but there's something weirdly comforting about it that I can't explain. There are stars and a moon like the ones here, even if the ones here a lot brighter than where I'm from. Probably even more the further you get from Stygia. And sure, it's not gonna replace the sun, but if you ask me, what you can see here is a lot better than just about anything it has to offer.
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It's heartbreaking. ]
It is. I guess... I never really thought what it would be like to never get to experience a day in the sun. It can be beautiful, breathtaking even. [ She reaches out for the bottle again, her cloth starting to feel a little dry. But she doesn't move to continue to clean him up, letting her hands rest comfortably in her lap. ]
But I've always preferred the night myself. I'm sure it's nothing like the Underworld, but there's something weirdly comforting about it that I can't explain. There are stars and a moon like the ones here, even if the ones here a lot brighter than where I'm from. Probably even more the further you get from Stygia. And sure, it's not gonna replace the sun, but if you ask me, what you can see here is a lot better than just about anything it has to offer.