Just a short oneshot idea that attacked me in the middle of writing Lavender Sorrow chapter four. One of those things I just had to get out before I could finish that chapter.
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Why is it always 'Saturos and Menardi'? Didn't I do just as much? Don't I deserve more credit then 'It was Saturos… oh yeah, and Menardi was there too.'?
Or even to get as much as a 'Menardi and Saturos' would placate me somewhat.
Never mind that I was the one who cared for our captives the whole time. Or that I ran just as many risks as he did. But that doesn't seem to matter anyway, so you might as well forget it.
But it's not like I just want the glory and none of the blame. I know there are things we did that we shouldn't have. I don't regret a single one, but I do accept them, accept the blame for them.
It's not that he's a glory hog either. If he had his way, none of it would be remembered. Never one much for splendor of heroes or villains, the role of unknown warrior suits him best and he knows it.
And it's not like this has been festering in me for some time or anything. I only noticed it today. It's just that, once I noticed it, all these things came rushing at me. Stuff I never saw before, never cared about before. Now they stand out at me every time, like a slap in the face, and I can't let it go.
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Never mind, I was always considered the candle to his bonfire. It shouldn't bother me that much anymore. It's been going on forever, even if I just noticed it. I shouldn't care.
Anyway, any acclaim he gets he quite richly deserves. He had a hand in saving the world, for goodness sake. But I was there every step with him, every trial and triumph equally, sharing evenly in everything.
So why does he get all the credit?
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Thanks much for sticking with. Lavender Sorrow fourwill be out soon... If no more oneshot ideas attack me.
-Kit