[He had meant what he said, no matter how sharply it went against his principles and stated purpose. He would have trusted Loki had he come to them and spoken truthfully. Foolishness, he knew--but human sentiment always was. A king could not spare such a thing when needing to exact cold but fair judgment.]
[And yet, perhaps the god of lies had cut to the heart of the matter more than Somnus wanted to admit--that perhaps it was possible they would not hate one another no matter how horrific the truth.]
Everything I have done--no matter how unpopular and no matter how others may have considered it 'cruel'...has all been in service of the kingdom. In service of a prophecy promising that our very star would one day be truly free of the darkness which plagues it. I lived and died holding fast to that above all else, and I have watched over my line's descendants for two thousand years for this singular purpose.
I do not always claim personal pride in the actions I have taken. But neither do I apologize for them, because all I have done is in the name of what is right.
...What I fear is that it may all be for nothing. That Insomnia herself should fall, or Eos as a whole fall to darkness eternal. I fear that everything I have ever done and the weight I bear upon my shoulders was all without meaning.
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[He had meant what he said, no matter how sharply it went against his principles and stated purpose. He would have trusted Loki had he come to them and spoken truthfully. Foolishness, he knew--but human sentiment always was. A king could not spare such a thing when needing to exact cold but fair judgment.]
[And yet, perhaps the god of lies had cut to the heart of the matter more than Somnus wanted to admit--that perhaps it was possible they would not hate one another no matter how horrific the truth.]
Everything I have done--no matter how unpopular and no matter how others may have considered it 'cruel'...has all been in service of the kingdom. In service of a prophecy promising that our very star would one day be truly free of the darkness which plagues it. I lived and died holding fast to that above all else, and I have watched over my line's descendants for two thousand years for this singular purpose.
I do not always claim personal pride in the actions I have taken. But neither do I apologize for them, because all I have done is in the name of what is right.
...What I fear is that it may all be for nothing. That Insomnia herself should fall, or Eos as a whole fall to darkness eternal. I fear that everything I have ever done and the weight I bear upon my shoulders was all without meaning.