Ara... But you must be a kind King now, if your friend was able to insult you without losing his head...
[After all, there are plenty of tyrants who would not allow such a thing, as she is sure that he knew. Well, let it be Dimitri's turn to smile bittersweet.]
You are not wrong about mistakes, however. Learning from them... That's part of what makes life interesting.
Well. I try to be - and at the time I had my own thoughts regarding who I was and what I should be.
[ It was a different time. ]
All we can do is move forward and try not to let ourselves be dragged down by the past. No matter how painful it might be or what has been lost. Pain may linger, but... it can't define you forever.
[ Something he tries to live by, even if he's not always successful. ]
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[ His lips curve in a smile; it's a bit sad, a bit fond, maybe a touch bitter at the edges. ]
He was half right, in the end. But I was a beast for a time. And sometimes it's good to remember what you were so you don't make the same mistakes.
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[After all, there are plenty of tyrants who would not allow such a thing, as she is sure that he knew. Well, let it be Dimitri's turn to smile bittersweet.]
You are not wrong about mistakes, however. Learning from them... That's part of what makes life interesting.
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[ It was a different time. ]
All we can do is move forward and try not to let ourselves be dragged down by the past. No matter how painful it might be or what has been lost. Pain may linger, but... it can't define you forever.
[ Something he tries to live by, even if he's not always successful. ]