Quote:

"I wish to gather those experiencing distress or moral responsibility over the outbreak of war and the second wave of Atrellyan invasion

for a social and ceremonial assembly in which we may share our feelings, perspectives, and our hopes for the future.

I would appreciate the presence of those who can channel divine inspiration.
While not completely essential to the purpose of this assembly, it would aid greatly in its success.

It is likely that the coming years will extract a great toll from the virtuous, innocent, and wicked alike.

Under Nemea's wings, let the beloved ignite a sense of common purpose and mutual belief in ourselves and others.

This despair is great indeed, but there is no greater weapon against despair than

the soul of Meranthe, composed by each and all."

Quote:I am afraid.


It is my duty to act in spite of it, but I am afraid. I do not believe I can afford to die; I do not believe that those I love can afford that I do not risk it. I feel as though there is very little that I can do but struggle, and hope that in the end that the struggle had been worth it.

. . .

... I can barely believe in me. I can't know that any of you will achieve the things you desire. In fact, I imagine some of your futures are exclusive; I imagine some of you must be disappointed for the others to be pleased.


But I believe in you.

Quote:... I ask that you believe in someone who wishes that they could be the hero that you deserve. Someone who could slay every Imperfect which rises, who could comfort you at your bedside as you die. Whose heart could break a million times, and which could still mourn you in the end.


I want... So terribly, to take the risks necessary to do something better than good. I want... so terribly, to throw away my fear of revealing my flaws.

... I ask that you believe in me. And I ask that even should you come to blows, that you believe in the spirit and soul of Meranthe. That it will survive any apocalypse and remember, that the next may be survived. That in the end -

our hopes will persist, in the people that we leave behind.

Quote:I have spoken to many; and all of these. All of the individuals I have spoken to, have brought me to one conclusion. One that has defined my purpose anew.

Man, monster - the one thing that cuts through all.


Hope.
Hope in your fellow man.
Hope for a better tomorrow...

And it is for that reason, that, even if I am opposing sides to some who live here - that I hold hope for them. Hope for a tomorrow where we can all sit together, and one day talk like normal people. For if we allow demons, monsters, and our own doubts to destroy our way of life, then, what are we as people?