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[a_shadow]

who do I need to threaten to find out the truth about this place

'gods'? you expect me to believe that shit?

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[a_shadow]

sure, mine or someone else's. sometimes you have to make a hard choice.

[northerndragon]

If it comes to a choice, there really isn't any choice at all. Your own life is forfeit.

[a_shadow]

not if you know being the one in the crosshairs makes the sacrifice pointless. someone has to orchestrate the aftermath.

[northerndragon]

[... She may have a point.]

And no one else can?

Is the one making the sacrifice aware of what they're doing?

[It hasn't been so long since he banished Melisandre that the word sacrifice doesn't still twist at his gut a little. And what had Shireen Baratheon's death even accomplished? Nothing. Her parents and all their armies had still been slaughtered in the Wolfswood and on the great field outside of Winterfell.]

[a_shadow]

you're asking for a lot of specifics for a hypothetical.

maybe they know, maybe they don't. does it make a huge difference?

[northerndragon]

It would probably make a difference to the one in question.

Is it a hypothetical situation? It wouldn't be one for me.

[a_shadow]

yeah, well, not for me either.

the one in question was a kid. and yeah, I was the only one who could carry through with the plan. I've already heard about how 'disgusting' it was that I was willing to use the kid to change their religion so spare me that. he couldn't help being born an alien but we sure couldn't help being born human so the fact that they were trying to kill us all off made me pretty motivated.