Perhaps I am not unique. The war that gripped Fodlan changed many people and many of us killed without needing a reason. The continent burned and we still demanded more blood...

[ He shakes his head. It's not a good memory. But it is something he participated in. He takes a long slow breath. ]

...because it is my duty to them. [ He responds to that, voice firm. ]

I am their king. I am meant to help my people. To protect them. Uplift them. If I give up on trying to revive them, then... what is the point of bearing the title at all? If I run from that duty now, what good will it have done me to claw my way out of that darkness?