Sorry, but there's actually a lot to this story with her, but really deep down she's a very foolish woman who squanders everything good she ever gets She hurts everyone who ever helps her to prove she's stronger and best. She works for a terrible, monstrous person named Salem.
We used to work for her, but we didn't know about all of that Salem rubbish. We just knew that she was powerful and Roman didn't want to be on her bad side in the end. She was trying to steal special magical powers and get access to secret relics.
She treated us like pawns in her little war, and that cost me Roman.
Well, if you mean working for her? Yes and no. The only thing that was hard, really hard, was losing Roman in my life. He was for most of my life my only friend and more family than my kin. So, when I lost him I just completely snapped.
This is where Ruby comes into the picture. Cinder gave us the orders in a big operation, one we knew was dangerous. But she also left us out high and dry, alone without support in the fight. Ruby came to stop us, like she had a hundred times before.
The problem was there were monsters all around us as we fought. When she got a shot in and knocked me off the ship, I couldn't get back. Roman died to one of the monsters on that carrier, and I blamed Ruby and Cinder. Ruby because they'd been fighting and he'd died. Cinder for putting us there.
So, I spent years plotting revenge, and when I couldn't kill Cinder? I focused my anger on Ruby, who I was pretty sure I could actually kill in a fight. And that was the headspace I was in when she and I arrived here, wanting to kill her. It took me months, took several failed attempts and one successful to change.
Ruby is what changed me, but I spent a lot of my life hating her, wanting her dead. She'd taken away the only thing I cared about in my mind, and I couldn't see past that. Ruby's kind of a special person, really. I've never known someone that forgiving before.
I had a feeling you might say that. And, even though I did actually kill her, death around here and the nightmare's strange. But I don't really feel proud so much as I do driven.
She and my wife gave me a vision of a better world. And I'd like to make that happen.
It's nice of you to put it that way, but credit to Ruby. I know it sounds like I'm kind of downplaying who I am or what I went through. She and Emerald are really special people, and I wouldn't have gotten here without them. It's hard to do that alone.
Remembering that has always been the hard part for me. Other than Roman, I spent most of my life basically working alone on everything. But that's just how we did everything. Only the few we trusted.
I know. I'm a Hunter. I could say something like "I protect the townspeople of Trench from danger!" But let's be honest, I have a trash sense of humor. Always will.
Good. I am glad that you're being forgiving. I sort of had a feeling that you might, but it seemed best if I kind of came out honestly. There's some people in town who hate me for it.
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Sorry, but there's actually a lot to this story with her,
but really deep down she's a very foolish woman who squanders everything good she ever gets
She hurts everyone who ever helps her to prove she's stronger and best.
She works for a terrible, monstrous person named Salem.
We used to work for her, but we didn't know about all of that Salem rubbish.
We just knew that she was powerful and Roman didn't want to be on her bad side in the end.
She was trying to steal special magical powers and get access to secret relics.
She treated us like pawns in her little war, and that cost me Roman.
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The only thing that was hard, really hard, was losing Roman in my life.
He was for most of my life my only friend and more family than my kin.
So, when I lost him I just completely snapped.
This is where Ruby comes into the picture.
Cinder gave us the orders in a big operation, one we knew was dangerous.
But she also left us out high and dry, alone without support in the fight.
Ruby came to stop us, like she had a hundred times before.
The problem was there were monsters all around us as we fought.
When she got a shot in and knocked me off the ship, I couldn't get back.
Roman died to one of the monsters on that carrier, and I blamed Ruby and Cinder.
Ruby because they'd been fighting and he'd died. Cinder for putting us there.
So, I spent years plotting revenge, and when I couldn't kill Cinder?
I focused my anger on Ruby, who I was pretty sure I could actually kill in a fight.
And that was the headspace I was in when she and I arrived here, wanting to kill her.
It took me months, took several failed attempts and one successful to change.
Ruby is what changed me, but I spent a lot of my life hating her, wanting her dead.
She'd taken away the only thing I cared about in my mind, and I couldn't see past that.
Ruby's kind of a special person, really. I've never known someone that forgiving before.
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And, even though I did actually kill her, death around here and the nightmare's strange.
But I don't really feel proud so much as I do driven.
She and my wife gave me a vision of a better world.
And I'd like to make that happen.
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My friend believes I took something important to her. A person. And she's very angry with me. But I hope someday, we can be friends again.
You give me hope.
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I know it sounds like I'm kind of downplaying who I am or what I went through.
She and Emerald are really special people, and I wouldn't have gotten here without them.
It's hard to do that alone.
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Other than Roman, I spent most of my life basically working alone on everything.
But that's just how we did everything. Only the few we trusted.
Opening up is hard.
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But it's something you can do.
[ ahiru literally can't. no matter how much she may want to. ]
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On the plus side, the stabbing part of that equation's done.
Well, ok, I stab monsters.
girl's gotta have a job.
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I could say something like "I protect the townspeople of Trench from danger!"
But let's be honest, I have a trash sense of humor.
Always will.
Why do you put up with me again, Ahiru?
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Isn't that what matters?
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That's hard to convey with text though.
And yeah, that's pretty much what matters if it matters for you.
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I sort of had a feeling that you might, but it seemed best if I kind of came out honestly.
There's some people in town who hate me for it.
Don't blame em. But I'm trying.
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But, if you ever need to ask me a question?
I'm trying to be mor open and honest.
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