[ well. it turns out that that's all she needs. after a moment of muted surprise, tears start to well up, and spill over in the next. brilith doesn't return the hug so much as cling to agni, crying silently against his chest. ]
[he shuts down that thought. it's debatable if he would've seen anything, and either way, he was preoccupied with his own task. still, the guilt weighs on him.]
[ that's both good and bad. good that no one else had to die - but now they have one or two other killers to find. who else will pay the price, if they fail again? ]
Are you going to tell them tomorrow?
[ her worrying won't end until the vote is over. an innocent already died because of a misplaced vote. what would she do if they had no other option but agni? ]
Whoever killed the others—whether we have one more culprit or multiple—will likely focus on every kill but their own.
Obviously, once people know Meltryllis was my doing, there won't be any further need to investigate her death. So until then, keep an eye out for anyone who makes her their main priority.
... Well, beside those like Toi who were close with her.
[ she knew, and didn't try to stop him - encouraged it, in fact. the guilt will be with here no matter what. but she thinks agni already knows that, so she won't argue any further. ]
You'll tell me if there's something I can do to help, right?
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he'll stay there, for as long as she needs.]
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it may be a while... but eventually her shoulders stop shaking, the tears slow, and brilith mumbles into his chest. ]
I... I knew it was possible, but he... He was right there with us, last night. This shouldn't have happened.
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[he shuts down that thought. it's debatable if he would've seen anything, and either way, he was preoccupied with his own task. still, the guilt weighs on him.]
There was nothing you could've done.
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It's not your fault, either. You did what you meant to do.
[ which is. terrible. but something that needed to be done. ]
...You never answered my question.
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[he definitely doesn't look injured, at least.]
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I take it you didn't see anything else, but... do you know if one of the others was Meltryllis?
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Are you going to tell them tomorrow?
[ her worrying won't end until the vote is over. an innocent already died because of a misplaced vote. what would she do if they had no other option but agni? ]
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I'm going to wait for a bit. I'll probably be found out, since I didn't try to cover up my tracks, and I won't lie if it comes to it.
[also. yeah. he'll accept the consequences of his actions, but he doesn't want people getting complacent because they have a failsafe vote in him.]
But there's something I want to see first.
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...What is it?
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Obviously, once people know Meltryllis was my doing, there won't be any further need to investigate her death. So until then, keep an eye out for anyone who makes her their main priority.
... Well, beside those like Toi who were close with her.
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But okay. I'll keep that in mind. And... I won't tell anyone it was you.
[ as far as brilith is concerned, it was half her fault, anyway. she's the one who asked agni to go. ]
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[...]
Brilith, regardless of anything else, I would've done this, as part of my duty. No matter what happens, none of this is on you. Remember that, okay?
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[ she knew, and didn't try to stop him - encouraged it, in fact. the guilt will be with here no matter what. but she thinks agni already knows that, so she won't argue any further. ]
You'll tell me if there's something I can do to help, right?
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Then I'll do everything I can.