Valkyrie
It is some time before a response comes, but the raven is sent back with a small bow attached to its leg - message received. Another bird comes days later, an envelope addressed to the Firebrand in its clutch. Within, an elegant script on a neatly folded piece of parchment.
Aurelia,
I will admit I had never expected to see these words from you, or perhaps any at all. For that alone you prove yourself more virtuous than I had thought.
What you took from me that night was the one thing I was unwilling to lose. The only thing I had left. I know your soul has not had the honor of being tied to another, and so I cannot expect you to understand why it was such a heinous act. Had you sent me this sooner, perhaps I would have taken it as a sign to show you exactly how that pain feels. But while I can never forget what you did, I cannot turn aside from my involvement, the blame I must shoulder for Atlas being there at all.
I am grateful to not be the same woman I was that night. It appears - and I hope I am correct in this assumption - that you are not either. You're right in that we cannot afford infighting with the war approaching. As an opponent, as a woman and a leader, I have admired you from the moment we met. Wrongs aside, it would be an honor to have you at my side as the war approaches.
Sunjata and I have mended our bridges. Perhaps it is time you and I mend ours.
I will help you. Even if you cannot bring Atlas back to me, your willingness to try is something I will not turn a blind eye to.
Aurelia,
I will admit I had never expected to see these words from you, or perhaps any at all. For that alone you prove yourself more virtuous than I had thought.
What you took from me that night was the one thing I was unwilling to lose. The only thing I had left. I know your soul has not had the honor of being tied to another, and so I cannot expect you to understand why it was such a heinous act. Had you sent me this sooner, perhaps I would have taken it as a sign to show you exactly how that pain feels. But while I can never forget what you did, I cannot turn aside from my involvement, the blame I must shoulder for Atlas being there at all.
I am grateful to not be the same woman I was that night. It appears - and I hope I am correct in this assumption - that you are not either. You're right in that we cannot afford infighting with the war approaching. As an opponent, as a woman and a leader, I have admired you from the moment we met. Wrongs aside, it would be an honor to have you at my side as the war approaches.
Sunjata and I have mended our bridges. Perhaps it is time you and I mend ours.
I will help you. Even if you cannot bring Atlas back to me, your willingness to try is something I will not turn a blind eye to.
Sincerely,
Hotaru Kaito the Valkyrie
Hotaru Kaito the Valkyrie
