i’ve done what was necessary. they all accuse me of evil; i cannot allow them to tear from me what i have left. * despite his harsh, erratic claims, lucky had no intention of truly banishing maria from his protection. after the bloodbath his husband had children had perished in, there was truly nothing of import he could find joy in any longer. well— aside from shielding these few from the blades drawn by hatred and bigotry against those who dared restrain pure darkness, which was what he may have been becoming, though it was unseen to himself. revenge? it was not so simple to explain. he still wished goodness upon the earth, but suffering to those who willed pain upon the better of his world. * i do not intend to die in vain, maria. but you need not forgive me for sins those among you will commit.