[ Eren's failure is kind of impressive in its own dramatic way. Mordred lifts her head to stare at him for a moment, looking more surprised than she's been at any other point since arriving... then just shakes her head. Best not to question it.
Besides, they have a job to do. Eren heads towards the two of them, arms raised, and Mordred, again, finds herself staring at him more than their actual target. ]
Angel?
[ Mordred can't help but snort. Devil is more like it, but even she's not stupid enough to blurt that out in front of the guy they're trying to convince.
Barely.
Rolling her eyes, she looks back to Saint-Just, who, understandably, looks (and sounds) more than a little freaked out by all this. For now, she ignores him... though she does stop to clamp a hand over his mouth. Hopefully he can still like, breathe. ]
What he said. [ Her voice turns firmer. ] A useless king has no right to live. But there should be meaning to his death, too. To perish in battle requires no such formalities, but you aren't besting him with a sword. So listen well.
At the end of the year, the people will begin to hunger for blood. They will rise up against the ruler, the tyrant, who has neglected them for himself. That is when you must act. The gods have willed it to be so. [ She has to stop herself from sounding condescending when she speaks of gods she hardly believes in. But they aren't being truthful, just convincing. ] He will not live, but it is not yet time for him to die. Know your place in all of this.
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Besides, they have a job to do. Eren heads towards the two of them, arms raised, and Mordred, again, finds herself staring at him more than their actual target. ]
Angel?
[ Mordred can't help but snort. Devil is more like it, but even she's not stupid enough to blurt that out in front of the guy they're trying to convince.
Barely.
Rolling her eyes, she looks back to Saint-Just, who, understandably, looks (and sounds) more than a little freaked out by all this. For now, she ignores him... though she does stop to clamp a hand over his mouth. Hopefully he can still like, breathe. ]
What he said. [ Her voice turns firmer. ] A useless king has no right to live. But there should be meaning to his death, too. To perish in battle requires no such formalities, but you aren't besting him with a sword. So listen well.
At the end of the year, the people will begin to hunger for blood. They will rise up against the ruler, the tyrant, who has neglected them for himself. That is when you must act. The gods have willed it to be so. [ She has to stop herself from sounding condescending when she speaks of gods she hardly believes in. But they aren't being truthful, just convincing. ] He will not live, but it is not yet time for him to die. Know your place in all of this.