[It's interesting, the ways in which they are but aren't the same. Alisaie frowns, staring out into the night for a moment.]
I cannot claim to know your brother's mind. But I wonder if it is less to do with you and more to do with him.
When we came of age, Alphinaud and I left our home to journey to the land where our grandsire gave his life. My brother sought to continue the work he had begun and bring salvation to the realm. But I struggled. While I had hung onto his every word as a child, the land he'd died to save seemed lacking. It was full of petty disputes and despots claiming his memory for their own self-serving purposes. I distanced myself from Alphinaud and our grandfather's disciples in much the same way as Yukio.
Mayhap he needs time, as I did. Time to learn his own mind and find his own purpose, rather than the purpose he thought your father had given him.
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Date: 2021-11-09 10:02 am (UTC)I cannot claim to know your brother's mind. But I wonder if it is less to do with you and more to do with him.
When we came of age, Alphinaud and I left our home to journey to the land where our grandsire gave his life. My brother sought to continue the work he had begun and bring salvation to the realm. But I struggled. While I had hung onto his every word as a child, the land he'd died to save seemed lacking. It was full of petty disputes and despots claiming his memory for their own self-serving purposes. I distanced myself from Alphinaud and our grandfather's disciples in much the same way as Yukio.
Mayhap he needs time, as I did. Time to learn his own mind and find his own purpose, rather than the purpose he thought your father had given him.