[Egil]

http://listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=IkOK8..._His_Theme
The Lancer's Reply

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You say that they can't be trusted
That people are too unpredictable
That blood flows thicker than iron
When one brother betrays another

"Trust isn't something given lightly,"
I promise. "The people I give it to
Would never turn their blades against me.
They are my dear companions."

You say that life isn't sacred
That bandits forfeit the right to live
That the undead are just monsters
With the ability to speak

"Just because people die every day
Doesn't mean that life isn't sacred.
As long as you feel alive and act like a person,
You are meaningful to me."

You say that everyone lies
That guards take bribes and cover
For their friends; that wars will continue
As long as they are profitable.

And I just gaze at you and ask
"Who hurt you?"

How else can someone come to the conclusion
That trusting in others is naïve
That living beings aren't worth much
That hope is a lie?

I say that I know
That I can't be the world's savior
But that isn't because the world
Can't or shouldn't be saved

It's because the world doesn't need to be saved
And when I say this, he freezes
And I say that I know that he isn't
A hateful or malicious person

That he is someone who runs from danger
And in the midst of that
You lost sights of things that matter
Companionship, empathy, and

Above all else
A sense of belonging.
And thus, I did the only thing I could do
To bring rescue someone from the depths:

I promised him that he belonged here.