Hello Wilhelm, it's a pleasure to finally touch base with you. You needn't fear, however much work is required, I will do my best to meet the challenge.
I will confess that I have noticed our... fellow representative is reluctant to do much.
You mean Lucifer? He...does things his own way. And he cares in his own way. Despite how he may act, he does care about protecting all of us, though.
[Well, that all is a little loose. But because Lucifer cares about a select few of the Thorne Summoned, he cares about the collective in a rudimentary capacity.]
It means enough, seeing as we are to work together. Thank you for your input, truly.
My concern at voting remains, however. I will not consent for the people of Thorne to suffer, even if it benefits the Summoned.
( And that's really where her concern about Lucifer comes in: he'd stressed the Summoned again and again, and Jill doesn't think it is as easy as prioritizing themselves over the citizens of the territory they've been pulled into. They are at the mercy of their hosts, and Jill is indebted to them for bringing Clive, Dion, and Joshua into this world -- keeping all three from the death that awaits them. But the acts of the Queen and her Court do not reflect the heart of the people. )
( of all the things for him to use as an example, it's the one thing Jill has an intimate knowledge of. )
Strange. I would have never have thought my presence could influence the man who oversaw my own wardship in any measure. But perhaps things are different here.
[Things are different here. For starters, there are adults in his life who genuinely give a crap about him — what's going on deep down, and not just what shows on the surface.]
I have Clive. He sees things in me I cannot, and would likely trip over himself in a rush to see that I lack for nothing. But as for taking responsibility-- no. Not since I was twelve.
( Who would stick out their neck for her, dominant as she was, in the kingdom where Bearers were sacrificed to the crystal they revered as a god? Lady Marleigh had done her best to be kind to her, but Jill is glad that no one else had risked their lives for her. What blood was spilled because of her defiance still haunts the recesses of her mind, and there was no need to add more suffering when it could be prevented. )
[Clive...Clive...he runs the name through his brain a few times before recalling a certain muscle-bound, chisel-jawed guy who showed up in the castle around the same time as Jill.]
It's good to have someone like that. You're lucky that he's here with you.
[Though it's sad that the man who took her on decided that at the age of twelve she was no longer his problem; she could make her own way. Wilhelm, at eighteen, still doesn't feel like a real adult.]
( She would correct him if she knew -- Archduke Elwin Rosfield was a kind man, who cared for her as if she was a member of his family. He likely would have continued to do so until she was married off to some other noble or, if Jill had been truly lucky, married to one of his sons. That he was beheaded in a coup partly organized by his wife brought an unfortunate end to her wardship, and the invasion by the Ironblood an end to her freedom. )
I am. For all that our time here in Thorne is what it is, that Clive is here is a gift and a blessing I will never be able to repay.
No offense, but Ambrose probably wasn't thinking about any of that when he summoned both of you. All he cares about is what you can do to serve the kingdom and the crown.
I'm grateful for a lot of things too. My situation back home was
I didn't choose it for myself, and I didn't know how to leave it. I guess I didn't choose to be here either, but I have some choice about what I do with my life now.
Anyway, my gratitude isn't for Ambrose, it's for the people who have supported me and helped me figure things out.
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( and she likes istredd so he can't be that bad, can he? )
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( And that's really where her concern about Lucifer comes in: he'd stressed the Summoned again and again, and Jill doesn't think it is as easy as prioritizing themselves over the citizens of the territory they've been pulled into. They are at the mercy of their hosts, and Jill is indebted to them for bringing Clive, Dion, and Joshua into this world -- keeping all three from the death that awaits them. But the acts of the Queen and her Court do not reflect the heart of the people. )
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( Who would stick out their neck for her, dominant as she was, in the kingdom where Bearers were sacrificed to the crystal they revered as a god? Lady Marleigh had done her best to be kind to her, but Jill is glad that no one else had risked their lives for her. What blood was spilled because of her defiance still haunts the recesses of her mind, and there was no need to add more suffering when it could be prevented. )
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