“Do you think so little of the world, that it needs changing?” The question was genuine as she swept over to him, gathering his hands in hers to keep his thoughts anchored on her rather than on his war, and its costs. “Our actions now will not change any of what came before. Those pains – those frustrations – will not be cured no matter what we shape the world into because of them. They will always be part of us.”
Her hands tightened in his, reassuring and firm all at once. “The world has so much in it that is wonderful. So much that is truly beyond imagining – what does it matter how we attained the ability to chase it? We have between us the power to go anywhere – to do anything – why would we need to change anything, when we’ve already obtained everything? Oh Cutler – can’t you see? We have what we wanted! We’re free of them – our lives are our own – what is the world, in comparison to that?”
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