A Dream

[cofrostbritches]

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[powerofmoney]

...Sir?

[cofrostbritches]

... Colin, what are you doing here?

[powerofmoney]

I seem to be seeing lots of people's dreams tonight, sir. I apologize if this was something private.

[cofrostbritches]

No, Colin, it's alright for you. I don't understand what you're doing here, but it's alright. You were there when we found my hometown.

They were my friends when I was a boy, Colin. When you went off to help with the Omega Land conflict, and I stayed behind to rebuild, I. . .

I conducted a lot of funerals for the village. Errected memorials. I failed them in life, I don't dare fail them in their deaths.

[powerofmoney]

...You got there as quickly as you could, sir. I-if I may ask, what more could you have done?

[cofrostbritches]

I could have gone on ahead on my own and left you with Grit. I could have posted better intelligence. I could have utterly defeated her earlier so she never would have gotten there.

Instead I only arrived in time to watch it be razed to the ground.

[powerofmoney]

...You say that as if you were wasting your time doing what you did, sir. I apologize, but if you hadn't stayed with us, other areas would have been in jeopardy instead! One of the first things I learned about command is that war doesn't have any win-win situations!

...I'm sorry, sir, that was out of line. I'm sorry that we couldn't get there quickly enough.

[cofrostbritches]

You're right, Colin. We lose units in battle all the time. Sacrifices must be made. I know I shouldn't blame myself for this.

But I do.

[powerofmoney]

*Fine then, Colin's just going to lose the teeniest bit of respect for you.*