Brother
Blazing Sword || Awakening

Spoiler warning: Mid- to late-game spoilers for both games!

Nino stared with tears in her eyes || Say'ri stared with tears in her eyes
at Lloyd, who knelt before her || at Yen'fay, who knelt before her
with a fatal wound across his chest. || with a fatal wound across his chest.

"Kill me now," he rasped. || "Kill me now," he rasped.

Nino just shook her head, || Say'ri just shook her head,
tome falling uselessly from her hands. || sword clattering to the volcanic ground.
"Brother… you let me defeat you. || "Brother… you let me defeat you.
You wanted to die here. Why?" || You wanted to die here. Why?"

"Linus is now dead, killed by your friends. || "I had to make sure that you stayed safe.
His last enemy was this army; || I could not oppose Walhart,
I had to avenge his death, || lest he quash the rebellion
or die trying." || and kill you."

"You want to be together || "So you always have had
with him again, don't you? || Chon'sin's interests in mind?
That's why you fell so easily." || Fie, and to think I doubted you."

"Our fates separate here, Nino," || "I am sorry I could not tell you,"
the swordmaster responded weakly. || the swordmaster responded weakly.
"Please. Enjoy your life in happiness. || "I know I have caused you great pain.
Do not mourn my death." || Do not mourn my death."

"Brother, how could you say that?" || "Brother, how could you say that?"
Nino knelt down to look her brother || Say'ri knelt down to look her brother
in the eye, but Lloyd dropped his gaze. || in the eye, but Yen'fay dropped his gaze.

"I ask for neither pity nor sorrow. || "I do not ask for your forgiveness.
I only ask for your continued safety." || I only ask for your continued safety."
He closed his eyes. || He closed his eyes.
"Goodbye, sister." || "Goodbye, sister."

"Lloyd!" Nino yelled in desperation, || "Yen'fay!" Say'ri yelled in desperation,
rushing forwards to support her brother. || rushing forwards to support her brother.
But he had already exhausted his || But he had already exhausted his
strength, and he collapsed into her arms, || strength, and he collapsed into her arms,
motionless. || motionless.

Published August 3, 2015