An Aera's Lament

Regrets

I feel the war toll on.

I feel my kind's hunger for its end.

Some us departed from our masters,

Some of us defied the kingdom,

Most of us left those who abused us.

We wield our weapons now to defend ourselves from the enemy.

But it's as though fate has played a cruel game to both sides.

Demons now roam these lands.

Killing for their own delight...

And their meal.

We see those who abused us,

Begging for help once more.

I see their kind falling prey to those...

Abominations.

We help them, but not to those who seek power.

We seek those pure of hearts.

Hearts that can resist all temptation.

Hearts that beat for all else but himself.

At all events, I see no longer much of the fragile woman I used to be.

I see now a warrior.

A warrior that wields the mark of the lance.

Selena.

That is my mark.

That is my namesake.

That is the name of the mother of my daughter.

I promise you my daughter...

I will come back for you...

Should I fail,

I trust you within the arms of my sister.

My daughter...

Please bear with me...

I will be away like your father.

I've broken my promise to never leave you.

And that breaks my heart even more.

But know that I love you.

I love you more than anything in the world...

And to my love...

I love you just the same.

No longer shall I be weak.

I shall be strong...

Again, I am sorry my daughter.

This time...

I will go to war.