[ Since the beginning of her association with the Scions, Val has ever been cognizant of her status as the one other people rely on. Thanks for that, Minfilia. So, as she's listening to G'raha and tears sting her eyes, she takes a breath and looks away.
All this time and the thing she sought so earnestly had been standing right in front of her.
And lying to her. By omission, at the very least.
How is it that she finally finds what she's looking for, and all she can drum up is anger? But no, that's not quite right either. There's such a mix of emotion that she can't possibly begin to name it all. Anger, betrayal, old and new grief, even a hint of understanding underneath all of it.
(There's a reason that Val is who she is, that she takes on the mantle of Warrior of Light and does all the things she needs to do without complaint. That side of her allows her to understand why G'raha did what he did.)
She bites at her lip. When she speaks, she's still looking to the side.] How empty-headed I must have looked to you.
[ There it is, the thing that bothers her most about it: that G'raha took advantage of her disability -- something he knows very well that she struggles to reconcile -- for his own ends. ]
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All this time and the thing she sought so earnestly had been standing right in front of her.
And lying to her. By omission, at the very least.
How is it that she finally finds what she's looking for, and all she can drum up is anger? But no, that's not quite right either. There's such a mix of emotion that she can't possibly begin to name it all. Anger, betrayal, old and new grief, even a hint of understanding underneath all of it.
(There's a reason that Val is who she is, that she takes on the mantle of Warrior of Light and does all the things she needs to do without complaint. That side of her allows her to understand why G'raha did what he did.)
She bites at her lip. When she speaks, she's still looking to the side.] How empty-headed I must have looked to you.
[ There it is, the thing that bothers her most about it: that G'raha took advantage of her disability -- something he knows very well that she struggles to reconcile -- for his own ends. ]