though man-made light at night is very bright

Teen And Up Audiences | No Archive Warnings Apply | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Video Game)

Gen | for meownacridone | 100 words | 2022-12-18 | the lamb | AO3

Teach (Xenoblade Chronicles 3) & Ashera (Xenoblade Chronicles 3)

Teach (Xenoblade Chronicles 3), Ashera (Xenoblade Chronicles 3)

Drabble, Inspired by Music, Source: Genesis, Source: Peter Gabriel

There's leading by example, and then there's...leading by example. Showing in. Showing out.

Showing off. Spouting off. Mouthing off.

She's just as dangerous as he was, but for the fact that she's thought her theory through and stuck to it. So, a measure more dangerous.

She's a pest to the consuls, but one whose might they observe. She hasn't killed as many as he has, so she's not up for the same bout of righteous penance that he is.

They don't need to be the same. Soldiers they may be, but...

The smouldering clock makes that truth horribly bitter.