Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-29461586-20150523213251/@comment-29458028-20150524093040

"I ... I was there when my mother was choked by an assassin. I heard her fall. When my dad noticed, the assassin already escaped and he could do nothing. I didn't know fear back then when I was a child. I didn't know why did dad nearly burn out his magicka to make mom wake up" said Sariel quietly.

"It was fortunate I was born with the power to bring even people on the edge of death back ... we we lucky I touched my mother before she crossed beyond the veil. It still makes me sick and tired when I think of it."

"So, if you really think this kid had it bad ... at least he knows who killed his mother. Knowing Seth, he'd take the boy back and train him into a Royal Guard. At least he can take revenge. Me? I live, knowing that I can never take revenge against that person."

Sariel ended, closing her eyes "I have a lot to be thankful for, though. The world's not over, and at least for me, mom's not dead and I have a nice kid brother ..."

She turned to look at the kid and said "you aren't alone, you know. You still have a long road to walk, many people to meet..."

Sariel turned back to face Celia "and you, you still have your parents, your family. All of them. They are in good health and you didn't have to live with mental trauma and nightmares for the past 16 or so years. Please ... be glad with what you have ... what we all have left. People come, people go, but what do we do? We make the best of our ephemeral livespans."

Seth listened in silence, eating...