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kian ’s gaze lingered on the fading sun .. its golden light casting long shadows over the walls that had caged them their entire lives. a wistful sigh escaped their lips as they leaned back, arms resting against the cold stone.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀❝ armin sure makes it sound like paradise, that 's for sure... ❞⠀⠀⠀⠀kia mused, tilting their head toward linn.⠀⠀⠀⠀❝ could you imagine .ᐣ an endless blue stretching farther than the eye can see... water so vast it could swallow the world whole. ❞⠀⠀⠀⠀they let out a quiet chuckle, but there was no humour left in it.
they turned their eyes to her then, eyebrows furrowing at the question in thought. they had been in the scouts for a while now, the cadet corp even longer... but was it all worth it ? what if there wasn 't that paradise they all yearned for and it was just something from the story books on the shelves .ᐣ⠀⠀⠀⠀slowly, they nodded.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀❝ ... i want to believe it. that there 's more. they beyond these walls, there 's a world waiting for us —- untouched by fear and war. ❞
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀their fingers absentmindedly traced the cracks of the stone beneath them.⠀⠀⠀⠀❝ but believing isn 't the same as knowing... ❞⠀⠀⠀⠀a pause.⠀⠀⠀⠀❝ and i think the not-knowing is the hardest part. ❞⠀⠀⠀⠀they looked at her, softer this time.⠀⠀⠀⠀❝ ... do you think we 'll ever get to see it for ourselves .ᐣ ❞