[ocotpath traveler 2 is such a pretty game dang - but buzen just blinks a little bit and slows down instead of running straight into the barrier. he is learning.]
Whoa - was that... part of your journey, Hika-san?
Mm. Our father called for an indefinite end to hostilities afterwards, and so I instead served as overseer of the castle town while my brother remained in the palace as an army general.
You needn't feel sorry for me, Buzen. While it was decided for me, I have no regrets about serving the people in their daily life and listening to their problems. Fighting does only so much if those I aim to protect are still unhappy—and truthfully, it is only the army who finds glory in combat, rather than the common citizen.
In any case, I now know His Majesty's reasons for appointing me to the position, so I have no reason to take it as an insult.
[granted the king also didn't, like, do anything to dispel the rumours that he hated hikari and it was his way of kicking hikari out of the palace but it's fine]
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[anyway whoo memory 12:30-16:38]
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Whoa - was that... part of your journey, Hika-san?
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hikari is quiet for a moment, as though trying to figure out the words.]
No... that was—three years ago. The last war I fought in as a military captain.
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[he tilts his head, curious]
Still with your own country and family? Or...
[he can't say he's
a huge fan of his brother,]
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Mm. Our father called for an indefinite end to hostilities afterwards, and so I instead served as overseer of the castle town while my brother remained in the palace as an army general.
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[ . . . ]
You're so diligent though. What's up with that?
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What do you mean?
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You needn't feel sorry for me, Buzen. While it was decided for me, I have no regrets about serving the people in their daily life and listening to their problems. Fighting does only so much if those I aim to protect are still unhappy—and truthfully, it is only the army who finds glory in combat, rather than the common citizen.
In any case, I now know His Majesty's reasons for appointing me to the position, so I have no reason to take it as an insult.
[granted the king also didn't, like, do anything to dispel the rumours that he hated hikari and it was his way of kicking hikari out of the palace but it's fine]