Kage smiled bitterly once he was in the room, alone. He had not needed to use his placement in the Brass Blades to gain access to it, just as Natalie had said but Momodi remembered him. Remembered his small amount of grief the one night when he had waited for Roen in celebration of their triumphs in the trials.
He closed his eyes as tears dropped. He could not regret the actions today but only felt heartbreak. Roen would be free. Free from the corruption of the Brass Blades. Free from the crushing taint of Ul'dah. It never deserved someone as kind and gentle as Roen Deneith. With this, she was free. Hopefully she would never have to deal with the likes of Jameson Taeros ever again.
He gathered her personal items. She was out on patrol after all when she was taken. Her sword, the beautiful dress she wore to the Ball when she had not stood at the Sultana's side. Her clothes. Each one he took and placed gently in the sack he had brought to deliver Roen's things. He paused as he started to bundle everything together. He reached to grab an item that he had kept on his person ever since his transfer and demotion to the Brass Blades.
A white feathered woolen beret.
Tears fell down his face as his hands trembled while he lay it inside. He rubbed his face against his sleeve before he tidied the sack and readied it.
Perhaps she would understand. Perhaps not. But he would always remember. He couldn't regret this. It would be an insult to how much he cared for Roen and wanted her out of this imprisoned life that she did not deserve. Anything. Everything. It still did and always would apply to Roen.
But she had the support and love that Natalie would not have otherwise and Kage couldn't lose them both. Not both of them.
He closed his eyes as tears dropped. He could not regret the actions today but only felt heartbreak. Roen would be free. Free from the corruption of the Brass Blades. Free from the crushing taint of Ul'dah. It never deserved someone as kind and gentle as Roen Deneith. With this, she was free. Hopefully she would never have to deal with the likes of Jameson Taeros ever again.
He gathered her personal items. She was out on patrol after all when she was taken. Her sword, the beautiful dress she wore to the Ball when she had not stood at the Sultana's side. Her clothes. Each one he took and placed gently in the sack he had brought to deliver Roen's things. He paused as he started to bundle everything together. He reached to grab an item that he had kept on his person ever since his transfer and demotion to the Brass Blades.
A white feathered woolen beret.
Tears fell down his face as his hands trembled while he lay it inside. He rubbed his face against his sleeve before he tidied the sack and readied it.
Perhaps she would understand. Perhaps not. But he would always remember. He couldn't regret this. It would be an insult to how much he cared for Roen and wanted her out of this imprisoned life that she did not deserve. Anything. Everything. It still did and always would apply to Roen.
But she had the support and love that Natalie would not have otherwise and Kage couldn't lose them both. Not both of them.
