It's an irrelevant question. I wasn't born. I was created, by very deliberate processes, to be who I am and to be capable of doing what my House required of me.
[she meets his gaze back, because she did think in a way dimitri would understand, even if it isn't something she feels good about.]
In another time and place, I never would have come to exist. But for a long time, I did wish for that, yes.
You know, I entertained dreams of being a farmer. Or a mercenary. If I weren't a born into my station, that is.
[ not that life in the fields is easy, but it suits him better. he wonders if harrow's ever allowed those sort of thoughts for herself. ]
Or perhaps I would also never have existed at all, which I would not mind either. But there is no escaping who we are, or what we've done. I believe that you will do what you can to make things right. I expect that you understand that being a scion of anything means doing what you must for your people, and being burdened with all the responsibilities that come with those actions.
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[she meets his gaze back, because she did think in a way dimitri would understand, even if it isn't something she feels good about.]
In another time and place, I never would have come to exist. But for a long time, I did wish for that, yes.
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You know, I entertained dreams of being a farmer. Or a mercenary. If I weren't a born into my station, that is.
[ not that life in the fields is easy, but it suits him better. he wonders if harrow's ever allowed those sort of thoughts for herself. ]
Or perhaps I would also never have existed at all, which I would not mind either. But there is no escaping who we are, or what we've done. I believe that you will do what you can to make things right. I expect that you understand that being a scion of anything means doing what you must for your people, and being burdened with all the responsibilities that come with those actions.