Naysien's Symphony

[Milly]

Perhaps, I wasn't the one ready for the next movement.

It wasn't supposed to be like this. I wasn't supposed to be the last one left.
Every single one of you were older, more experienced, stronger, bigger.
But death claimed you, one after another.

Opal.
You were dumb as shit for signing that. I'm your brother so I'm allowed to say that.
I really wish you hadn't. Maybe you'd still be here. Maybe you wouldn't have caused
us so much heart ache and suffering. But you aren't. I'll kill that Marquis, don't worry.

Veero.
Even if you beat me up that one time, and insisted you were superior to me? I looked
up to you dude. You were my big brother, and I didn't have another. But you let your
pride lead to your death. Or maybe you were searching for it after Opal, and after
everything happened. I don't know... But I do know I miss you, man. Seriously.

Pandora.
You were the first to race in for my defense. Don't think I don't remember that,
even if I was out of it. But I kind of dropped the ball for you, huh? Didn't I?
I didn't mean to. I thought we'd have enough time, I thought Mikhail and
them would be able to rescue you, when I knew I wouldn't be able to.
I'm sorry.


How many lives is a single soul worth? This is just one of the things I have to keep in mind, and grit my teeth, when these things happen.
I keep telling myself this, over and over. That I did the right thing in not marching on Osrona, on not trying to slip into the city.
I didn't sacrifice a single Ebonblooded soul to get my sister back, because they're all worthy of living, I'm responsible for them.
I need to protect them. To look out for them. To choose what's best for their lives - for all of our lives.
It isn't so much that only certain people are my family, for despite being related by blood?
Everyone in the coat is my family.

I get it now, Pops.
I just wish I had gotten it sooner, rather than later.