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[handofsilver]

What you have seen in the mirrors is no different from experiencing a nightmare while you slumber. The images need not be reality, though if that must be so, I encourage you to face them bravely. They are the worst, are they not? All else is, therefore, better, by comparison, at least.

(He, for one, refuses to give his enemy (one of the Enemies of his world) power over him. It helps that he is surrounded by his kin and they are daily reminders of why - and how - he can overcome.)

You are not alone in your suffering.

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[so_dark_a_road]

Nor are you in yours, my dear son.

[handofsilver]

Are you well, Atar?

[so_dark_a_road]

I am holding up. Like you, I refuse to be overcome.

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[bythewaves]

So brave and kind.

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[handofsilver]

There is a lot of kindness in Hadriel, Uncle.

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[bythewaves]

Perhaps. But you were always kind, nephew.

[loveathousandyearsgone]

Wiser and kinder words would be difficult to find.

[handofsilver]

I am sure you could manage them.

[am_i_a_monster]

It feels different. I can wake up from a nightmare. And the fear that they might come true seems as bad as the visions themselves.

[handofsilver]

I know. But you are strong. The visions do not decide how we spend our time here or how we are changed by it.

[am_i_a_monster]

They decide what we see.

[utulien_aure]

The best and wisest of responses, cousin.

[handofsilver]

You have brought me strength to respond, cousin.

[utulien_aure]

You have more than enough of your own. Never doubt that.

[evocation]

[She's not even sure how to respond to a pep talk like this.]

uh, thanks.
maybe they're just supercharged nightmares, but they still suck.
i've got a fucking phobia of glass at this point.

[handofsilver]

I can't blame you. (She might have gotten a chuckle out of him.) They are a sure cure for the overly vain!

[evocation]

yeah, i guess so.
but it would be nice to make sure my hair doesn't look like a rat's nest without being afraid i'm going to scare the shit out of myself, you know?

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[storyseeker]

[Elena wouldn't normally be this snappy, but after days of this, her nerves are frayed.]

Sorry if I don't think the sight of my husband dead on the ground is something I want to face bravely.

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[handofsilver]

(Frayed nerves are par for the course all things considered. He won't hold it against her.)

You are not alone, but it is only an image.

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[storyseeker]

An image specifically designed to get an emotional response. Which it does. It's not something most people can just logic their way out of, and telling us to just try harder isn't helpful.

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[closerift]

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Thank you. I needed to hear this.

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[handofsilver]

I am glad I could offer you some comfort.

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[closerift]

I hope that what you saw for yourself hasn't wounded you too badly.

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[hot_mes]

for some of us, real life has been far more suffering than what these visions would suggest.

annoying, on the other hand...it's definitely that

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[handofsilver]

I understand that all too well. (When Darkness (i.e. Evil) enters a life, nothing is simple.)

I am grateful it is only an annoyance.