"Why am I even doing this...?"
Natalie stares down into the wash basin with haggard eyes, her rust colored armor throwing a red tinge to all she saw. Appropriate, for that's what she was now. She'd always disdained the Brass Blades, thought them weak and greedy, blaming them for many of Ul'dah's problems. Now though, glaring at her reflection, she wonders if she is any different.
The pure and valiant Sultansworn and the cravenly Brass Blades, a staple of every story and tale, an understanding woven into the society and language of the city. This experience had changed her perspective. They were not heartless thieves, by and large, but simply victims of the beast that was Ul'dah. They all had their reasons, and they were as varied as the people themselves. Debts, duties, pardons, threats, favors, family, honor, faith... and simple avarice was rare to be found among them. They did what they did because they had to... as did she.
Natalie grimaces, regarding herself once more. She did what she had to, and in saving one, another was now sacrificed. But where did it end? She shakes her head, gripping the edges of the basin.
Where indeed?
Natalie stares down into the wash basin with haggard eyes, her rust colored armor throwing a red tinge to all she saw. Appropriate, for that's what she was now. She'd always disdained the Brass Blades, thought them weak and greedy, blaming them for many of Ul'dah's problems. Now though, glaring at her reflection, she wonders if she is any different.
The pure and valiant Sultansworn and the cravenly Brass Blades, a staple of every story and tale, an understanding woven into the society and language of the city. This experience had changed her perspective. They were not heartless thieves, by and large, but simply victims of the beast that was Ul'dah. They all had their reasons, and they were as varied as the people themselves. Debts, duties, pardons, threats, favors, family, honor, faith... and simple avarice was rare to be found among them. They did what they did because they had to... as did she.
Natalie grimaces, regarding herself once more. She did what she had to, and in saving one, another was now sacrificed. But where did it end? She shakes her head, gripping the edges of the basin.
Where indeed?
