[Ven doesn't respond immediately, because her reply is curious. Yes, people die against tyranny for standing up against it, but they also die when you don't. He's sat and thought about how different things might have been if he had stood up against the kings of the past that tried to kill off the wisps and stomp out magic in their times, rather than sit in his home, ignoring the world outside of Audia.
If he had stood up then, would his wife still be alive? His daughter? He thought of all the lives that had been lost because of his inaction. It was a mistake he vowed to never make again.
But this is something he took a long time to come around to, and maybe Leanne just hadn't learned that lesson yet. He hoped she didn't have to learn it the way he did.
He isn't going to argue, especially with her very obvious subject change.]
That is. Thank you, again. [He offers a hand, this time for a handshake. He isn't sure if that's custom everywhere, but he's trying to be polite.] Name's Ven, by the way.
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If he had stood up then, would his wife still be alive? His daughter? He thought of all the lives that had been lost because of his inaction. It was a mistake he vowed to never make again.
But this is something he took a long time to come around to, and maybe Leanne just hadn't learned that lesson yet. He hoped she didn't have to learn it the way he did.
He isn't going to argue, especially with her very obvious subject change.]
That is. Thank you, again. [He offers a hand, this time for a handshake. He isn't sure if that's custom everywhere, but he's trying to be polite.] Name's Ven, by the way.