[ it'd be so much easier if the kenoma were just villains.
but instead, despite misa's avowals for the regent's goals, their methods — avowals she means — she still feels something for the people she'd called friends. whatever is happening, whatever it is that she refuses to do anything about, she hasn't forgotten kindness that she was shown.
(must've been, if he knows anything of abel or himeka.)
and in a way, maybe that's not surprising. when it had been rand about to be taken to achamoth, she'd come and sit and commiserated with him. she'd offered friendship. she'd offered understanding at their differences — and their similarities. so he should've expected this. in another life, maybe they really could've been friends.
he wishes, agonizingly, that he could ask her to pass on a message. but who knows if she has access to abel and himeka anymore? and what could he possibly say? what doesn't risk the plans that are starting to be built? and what would misa really be willing to risk herself, her regent's interests, by going to share, anyway?
no. ]
I believe you.
[ that she wouldn't do this, if it were up to her. that she'd warned abel in that way. that she'd cared, or used to. ]
Before this, when we were still at that prison in Godsblood, I told Amos something. I said that if you wanted me to stop, you'd have to kill me. He didn't believe me.[ a pause. ]But I think you do.
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but instead, despite misa's avowals for the regent's goals, their methods — avowals she means — she still feels something for the people she'd called friends. whatever is happening, whatever it is that she refuses to do anything about, she hasn't forgotten kindness that she was shown.
(must've been, if he knows anything of abel or himeka.)
and in a way, maybe that's not surprising. when it had been rand about to be taken to achamoth, she'd come and sit and commiserated with him. she'd offered friendship. she'd offered understanding at their differences — and their similarities. so he should've expected this. in another life, maybe they really could've been friends.
he wishes, agonizingly, that he could ask her to pass on a message. but who knows if she has access to abel and himeka anymore? and what could he possibly say? what doesn't risk the plans that are starting to be built? and what would misa really be willing to risk herself, her regent's interests, by going to share, anyway?
no. ]
I believe you.
[ that she wouldn't do this, if it were up to her. that she'd warned abel in that way. that she'd cared, or used to. ]
Before this, when we were still at that prison in Godsblood, I told Amos something. I said that if you wanted me to stop, you'd have to kill me. He didn't believe me. [ a pause. ] But I think you do.