[Maria might even welcome it. It's not that she has a lust for battle, but it's something she knows, something familiar in a way that doesn't make her uncomfortable.
She listens carefully as he speaks, more curious about his past than she's wanted to show. It took a while to grasp the notion that her friend was...well, dead, although he didn't look that way to her, despite certain aspects of his appearance. Even now the tale he tells of his life and his world sound like stories dreamed up by bored soldiers to pass the time.]
How long has it been since that time? Since you took back your freedom.
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[Maria might even welcome it. It's not that she has a lust for battle, but it's something she knows, something familiar in a way that doesn't make her uncomfortable.
She listens carefully as he speaks, more curious about his past than she's wanted to show. It took a while to grasp the notion that her friend was...well, dead, although he didn't look that way to her, despite certain aspects of his appearance. Even now the tale he tells of his life and his world sound like stories dreamed up by bored soldiers to pass the time.]
How long has it been since that time? Since you took back your freedom.