Overture
Brina looked into his eyes to make sure he understood what she was talking about, "I will not run away again..."
And from his aghast expression it was obvious he did.
But the very next moment the shock was replaced with anger as he responded through gritted teeth, "I did nothing wrong! He made his choice and it got him killed. Why should I be responsible for-"
"He was our friend, your BEST friend! You-WE should have fought with him togethe-"
"Then we would have all died!"
"IS that really such a bad thing? At least I wouldn't be feeling guilty every waking moment of every day. I wouldn't have to feel like I was drowning whenever I felt happy for even a second. At least....at least it wouldn't hurt this much..."
Her voice fell to a whisper as she mumbled the last sentence to herself. Wern had nothing to say, there was nothing he COULD say, it was all true. He was feeling the same way too but for him it was much worse.