[ She hedged, but shook her head, even so. It's...sad. To see someone so caught up in the misfortune, that in Akua's estimation, she will never break that chain, and step outside of it. Ruby should, she thinks, step outside of whatever cycle she's found herself in. Everyone should. It is difficult, she knows -- oh, how Akua knows -- but the gods Above and Below were not for punishment beyond the moment. The Great Game continued, and if souls were not simply lost to oblivion, and were reborn as some believed...
Why would they bother with punishment, when there were so many other things to deal with? ]
Though why would they? You're clearly doing the work for them.
[ It's not... sharp, though... her tone is a touch harder, though not quite sharp, or accusing. ] The gods so rarely intervene directly, dear.
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[ She hedged, but shook her head, even so. It's...sad. To see someone so caught up in the misfortune, that in Akua's estimation, she will never break that chain, and step outside of it. Ruby should, she thinks, step outside of whatever cycle she's found herself in. Everyone should. It is difficult, she knows -- oh, how Akua knows -- but the gods Above and Below were not for punishment beyond the moment. The Great Game continued, and if souls were not simply lost to oblivion, and were reborn as some believed...
Why would they bother with punishment, when there were so many other things to deal with? ]
Though why would they? You're clearly doing the work for them.
[ It's not... sharp, though... her tone is a touch harder, though not quite sharp, or accusing. ] The gods so rarely intervene directly, dear.
I would know.