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[wordsinthesoul]

Ah- we've but recently arrived. Lady Llymlean-!? [he glances at Minfilia, just as surprised. Can it be…?]. It's a pleasure- and an honour.

[llymlaen]

...More fragments from the 13th Star, then? It is my pleasure to welcome you. Us Twelve - and our Children - did not expect more to have survived.

[ she is holding out her hands (?) and minfilia takes one, her words robbed from her. ]

[wordsinthesoul]

The- thirteenth? Ah- I'm not sure- but we are very glad to be here. Yourselves and- ah, who else has arrived?

[He reaches out to take Llymlaen's other hand, holding on gently.]

[llymlaen]

[ Her hand is eternally wet. But it isn't weird. ] ...We are still all choosing new names, for our new lives. Though we hath decided we will no longer give people Focuses. Eleven others made it here - and with our powers, we created two children. Zodiark and Hydaelyn.

[wordsinthesoul]

I see- that's what you meant before, then. [he gives a little sound- approving, more or less, even if he's not quite sure what that means.]. Ah-!? Between- you mean, the Twelve of you? They'll be well-loved, I should think. But- if they argued…?

[llymlaen]

...? I cannot foresee them arguing. But, yes. We gave them fragments of our power, so that they can create a safe new home. One where Gods do not need to govern...

[wordsinthesoul]

Ah… then that's good. One where Gods can be? Then… it ought to be a good place.

[llymlaen]

Last time, we tried to rule Man far too much. They made a world without Gods... but. It, like the 12 before it, was consumed.

[wordsinthesoul]

[The twelve before it- the thirteenth, then, he presumes.]. Then this should allow us to give them space- and still help them, against that power?

[llymlaen]

...We can only hope so, Thancred. Every time, less of a Star remains. This may be our last chance.

[ But then, she turns. There's yelling coming from-- ] The Nursery?!

[wordsinthesoul]

…then we'll do our best to protect it.

Eh-? [he gives Minfilia a worried look.]. Let's go and see what's happening.

[llymlaen]

[ Once they get there, following Llymlaen, there's... the other Eleven. But there's also young children arguing - one draped in dark clothes, the other in light. It's the one in dark clothes who is crying and arguing the most. ]

We can't let our Children be like that!

I don't want them to hurt each other!

[wordsinthesoul]

[Dark and light- so the two are just children at this point. Thancred glances at the other Eleven, but only briefly, before he approaches the two younger ones, kneeling.]

Beg pardon- why would they hurt each other?

[llymlaen]

[ It's the dark-robed one which sniffles, and talks to him - the lighter one not looking to him. Disgusted by him. ]

Miss Hydaelyn-- Miss Hydaelyn doesn't want to give our Children the freedom to choose!

[wordsinthesoul]

[oh no this one- Zodiark, must be- is such an adorable child. He shifts a little closer.]

Because their choices might hurt each other? But- people will want different things.

[llymlaen]

Mhm! You get it, Mister!

[ Zodiark is beaming, even if their form is shuddering. ]

...They will want more things, and that will lure what we're trying to resist.

[wordsinthesoul]

[he smiles, very charmed- and reaches out to Zodiark, concerned by that.]. I try.

The… thing that devoured the previous worlds? But- you can't stop people from wanting things.

[llymlaen]

I can! I will! I won't let them all cause fights and lure that thing here!

[wordsinthesoul]

But- [oof. she's said she could stop people wanting- presumably she could try to directly stop people fighting.] Would it not be better to try to negotiate? To aid them in working out a compromise?

[llymlaen]

Because they won't compromise! It'll cause Chaos!

Pulse-- Hydaelyn-- whatever your new name is! You're stupid!

[wordsinthesoul]

But- if you give them a chance, they may. If not- someone has to make a decision.

[he reaches out, trying to put Zodiark a little closer, to hold gently.]. Try to calm down a little. That's what you experienced before?

[llymlaen]

...Mm. We-- we were meant to watch all the people, and take care of them. But things went wrong, and we wanted to make our maker again.

And those who lived were unclean, because of their sorrow and strife. That's what made the Worldeater come.

No it wasn't! It was always gonna come!

[ oh, these kids. ]

[wordsinthesoul]

To be their caretakers?

But people have always clashed- as best we can tell. I… I don't know if there was ever some idyll like that.

What would have dawn it- simply that the world existed?

[llymlaen]

It comes to every world. [ Zodiark sniffled. ] And-- it only leaves a few things.

...How do you not know? [ Hydaelyn then asked, looking to Thancred. ]

[wordsinthesoul]

…scraps it missed, perhaps. [he pats Zodiark, very gently, and looks back at Hydaelyn. …ah.]

…I've but recently come to all of this- this awareness of what we suffer.