[It's a gentle reminder, of all the lineage Ardyn is perhaps the one who sacrificed the most.]
The kingdom is built upon such sacrifices. It is an expectation, the crown demands it. And those closest to it can only stand by and watch the toll it takes.
[It's difficult. Unbearably so. There have been times, many times, when he wished that he could take the burden from his King's shoulders, forfeit his youth to preserve Regis for some small time yet. It was foolish but if it meant protecting Regis there is nothing he wouldn't give.]
I do not think the gods understand or care what burdens they place upon their followers.
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[It's a gentle reminder, of all the lineage Ardyn is perhaps the one who sacrificed the most.]
The kingdom is built upon such sacrifices. It is an expectation, the crown demands it. And those closest to it can only stand by and watch the toll it takes.
[It's difficult. Unbearably so. There have been times, many times, when he wished that he could take the burden from his King's shoulders, forfeit his youth to preserve Regis for some small time yet. It was foolish but if it meant protecting Regis there is nothing he wouldn't give.]
I do not think the gods understand or care what burdens they place upon their followers.