[ There's a song of retribution in Evandrin's heart, raw and desperate and viciously yearning, but even Zerxus knows that it isn't for him. ]
Yes. How to live your life, how to treat allies or enemies, how not to. [ He can give an overview of all of them, but there are two he knows by heart.
His cadence shifts, and even the strokes of his hands fall into a slower, gentler rhythm. ]
Lead with mercy, patience, and compassion. Inspire others to unite in fellowship.
Aid those who are without guide. Heal those who are without hope.
[ And finally, with an weary twitch of his hand and a wry one to his lips: ] Those who are beyond redemption, who revel in slaughter and remorseless evil, must be dispatched with swift justice.
What cannot be borne must not be forgotten. What can be never be restored nor repaired must instead have a reckoning.
Do not be careless in your obligations to others. Honest enemies may make peace, but a false friend, who gives cruelty where they owe kindness, has earned the greater wrath.
[Parenthood is the greatest obligation, but not the only one.]
[ Zerxus finds himself smiling as he listens, even as his own guilt - and his own bitterly betrayed anguish - blooms in his chest. ]
Principles anyone seeking vengeance would be better off having.
[ Acknowledging the possibility of mending what's been broken, not forbidding peace when it can be found, demanding accountability from yourself as much as anyone else. ]
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Yes. How to live your life, how to treat allies or enemies, how not to. [ He can give an overview of all of them, but there are two he knows by heart.
His cadence shifts, and even the strokes of his hands fall into a slower, gentler rhythm. ]
Lead with mercy, patience, and compassion. Inspire others to unite in fellowship.
Aid those who are without guide. Heal those who are without hope.
[ And finally, with an weary twitch of his hand and a wry one to his lips: ] Those who are beyond redemption, who revel in slaughter and remorseless evil, must be dispatched with swift justice.
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That's not justice, it's pest control.
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[ Isn't, or wasn't. He still doesn't know what it means to murder a god the way Asmodeus did and he hasn't tried to find out. ]
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Weird to mention it, though.
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It's just an example.
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Parents owe their children a life, not the other way around.
[Maybe it's not a broad enough application for what Zerxus is talking about. But it's a principle that's been on his mind.]
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That definitely sounds like guidance a lot of people could stand to hear.
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Do not be careless in your obligations to others. Honest enemies may make peace, but a false friend, who gives cruelty where they owe kindness, has earned the greater wrath.
[Parenthood is the greatest obligation, but not the only one.]
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Principles anyone seeking vengeance would be better off having.
[ Acknowledging the possibility of mending what's been broken, not forbidding peace when it can be found, demanding accountability from yourself as much as anyone else. ]
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