I know what you mean. There are a lot of people here I'd love to show my home to... and it's terrible to find someone you want to spend time with, only to have it torn away like that.

[ brilith isn't sure if she can relate. she's never lost anyone that she was truly close to, not yet. but she can understand not having anyone before coming here. even now, with the priest candidates in atera, she's still very alone - maybe more alone than ever. ]

Doesn't that mean we should try even harder, though? I don't know if there's a way to save their souls, or if they've already been delivered to where they're supposed to go, but if we can find a way to do that and bring an end to the cycle, then it won't be a waste for us to have come here. He... He told me to fight for the living, after all.