[Taocow PBEM] The Broken Mirror of the Past - Chapter I - WhereAreWe?

[Derek McCullough]

[Arden] With a look of sadness on his face, he nods in understanding. Not
really wanted to speak of the past yet, he stands and extends his hand to
help Alex to her feet. "We can only push on, madame. We must make all that
has been lost worth it."

[/Arden]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kitsune" <kitsunefx at netzero.com>
To: "The Tao of Cow Rifts PBEM" <taocowpbem at zork.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 8:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Taocow PBEM] The Broken Mirror of the Past - Chapter I -
WhereAreWe?


> [Alex]
> Alex does not know what Arden says when he speaks in elven and jsut
> looks at him curiously. Assumign that he switches to American when he
> speaks to her, she replies "I did not know him very long but I have lost
> too many team mates. The scout team I was assigned to when I served in
> the Coalition was slaughter by the Xiticix.
> [/Alex]
>
> Derek McCullough wrote:
>
> >[Arden]
> >Seeing a kindred spirit weep over a lost companion brings back part of
his
> >own broken past, and he sheds a tear. In elvish, he says, "To the mothers
> >and fathers you go, sir. Peace upon you." He looks at Alex with empathy
and
> >sympathy in his eyes. To her, he says, "Not lost. I'm not certain whom he
> >might have been, but he was important, I can tell by your reaction..." He
> >seems to grope in his mind for the right words..."and those most
important
> >never die. They live on in memories. He lives on in you." With that, he
> >moves over to his gear, trying to hide his own pain, unsure what to do
about
> >it.
> >
> >Almost to himself, he mutters, "Save them all."
> >[/Arden]
> >
> >
>
> -- 
> "He that would make his own liberty secure must guard
> even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates
> this duty, he establishes a precedent that will
> reach to himself."
>         Thomas Paine
>
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