[He did not ask about it, no. But he did spot it and that told him everything he needed to know. A broken shield, what else could it signify but the duty of a knight done as needed even at the cost of himself? Whoever held it must have been the epitome of a knight's code.
And Diarmuid was unsure how to consider that now. He respected it, he always would. It was what forged his existence. He just knew the pain that his actions caused now.
He would not call it wrong. Never. But it clearly wasn't right in the eyes of the living. For her benefit, he would say nothing of the shield.]
Silently or aloud, there will always be those who praise you for your efforts to protect the people you love. The ones who are connected to you and them by tight threads and the frayed strands in those threads that are loose but no less part of their lives. Students, acquaintances, co-workers...
I can understand feeling undeserving of it, but I see why people would call you a hero, Rose.
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And Diarmuid was unsure how to consider that now. He respected it, he always would. It was what forged his existence. He just knew the pain that his actions caused now.
He would not call it wrong. Never. But it clearly wasn't right in the eyes of the living. For her benefit, he would say nothing of the shield.]
Silently or aloud, there will always be those who praise you for your efforts to protect the people you love. The ones who are connected to you and them by tight threads and the frayed strands in those threads that are loose but no less part of their lives. Students, acquaintances, co-workers...
I can understand feeling undeserving of it, but I see why people would call you a hero, Rose.