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[mountain_sage]

[This draft certainly did not go well as far as Saleh was concerned. He had a plan to stick with a group and fight together. They've made their mistakes, they became separated, and it had cost them dearly. Kain and Rydia had lost their lives, and the group lost two companions. Saleh has his own guilt to bear, the guilt of a broken promise.]

Comments

[hallowedlight]

You have nothing to apologise for; Ceodore is safe and unharmed. [Physically, at least.] I'm grateful for it.

[mountain_sage]

Cecil...

The best I can do is help Ceodore learn and grow from this, as he has taken all the blame for himself. This concerns me greatly.

[hallowedlight]

It concerns me as well. None of the responsibility for what happened lies with him. [But unfortunately, the self-blame thing is something Ceodore has learned from his dear old dad, and it isn't going to go away easily.]

[mountain_sage]

The responsibility lies with all of us. Had we stayed together as we had planned, none of this would have happened.

[hallowedlight]

[If anyone feels responsible, it's Cecil. He's always been the leader, the protector, and the first time -- to him, at least -- he didn't fight alongside them, this is the result. But playing the blame game is going to get them nowhere and he knows it.]

The battlefield is an unpredictable place. It's easy for even the best-prepared plans to fall apart.

[mountain_sage]

It certainly is...

[That was how he lost Lady Myrrh in Magvel. And now he's stuck here, unable to even search for her.]

[hallowedlight]

What of you, Saleh? Are you in need of healing?

[mountain_sage]

No, I'm all right. Thank you.