Tuo is very kind and considerate of Finian's fear, and for that he is a good man.
Elena is not. She whirls around and slaps both her hands on his shoulders, facing Finian in full with a somber expression.
"Finian. In twenty years, what do you want your life to be? Do you want to look back and realize you wasted your youth away on idle humdrum goings-ons or do you want to remember that, once upon a time, you flew in the face of mediocrity to live your life to the fullest? What would the gods want? You to piss away the life they've given you? No! Come fly with us, baby bird, fly!"
All of this would likely be far more impactful if she wasn't washing a distillery over him with every word.
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Elena is not. She whirls around and slaps both her hands on his shoulders, facing Finian in full with a somber expression.
"Finian. In twenty years, what do you want your life to be? Do you want to look back and realize you wasted your youth away on idle humdrum goings-ons or do you want to remember that, once upon a time, you flew in the face of mediocrity to live your life to the fullest? What would the gods want? You to piss away the life they've given you? No! Come fly with us, baby bird, fly!"
All of this would likely be far more impactful if she wasn't washing a distillery over him with every word.