Summary: Savyna reflects upon Kalas' miraculous return to the group and what it means to be a soldier.
Disclaimer: I do not own Baten Kaitos, nor the song Tightrope from the anime Saiyuki.
The soldier who defected to the opponents side has returned. One who is loyal to himself and to his friends will always do what is right for himself. Perhaps not correct for his comrades, but surely for himself. To be a soldier, one must know themselves better than anyone else. Kalas surely does now. He knows himself and so he will fight for what is right. Normally a traitor, even one who returns to his former comrades, is killed. You cannot risk having a spy among yourselves. I've seen that happen. I've watched people be put to death for treason. But this isn't like those battles…its different. He's different.
So, we go on refining life like an ever-sharpened knife
And our faces are reflected on the back of a windowpane
Now the target's set as me if my weaknesses they see
It will come to haunt me once again
With that pressure hemming in on you from every other side
We smile just like other folks but with a lot more pride
Oh, I'm sure no matter who you are, it always stays the same
I must fight against myself
A soldier, I was told, shows no fear, no emotion. No weakness. Perhaps, they thought that if we were to become robots, we would never have the chance, or the even the thought, to defect. So I rarely smile, I know. Very few times is it ever genuine. My pride reflects in my demeanour. Sometimes, my smile will not show my pride, so I content myself to sarcastic smiles and such looks. Yet…when I have conflicting emotions, it changes everything I was told in my training. I want to smile a real smile. So I fight against myself to keep my face cool and calm. Do all soldiers feel this way at times?
So, such an angelic face now coming down the road
Unable to foretell sudden tragedy will unfold
With never a sound, with nary a cry, I look up to the blue sky
And now keep acting out the roles you have in any scene you play
Before you talk of dreams or hope in any other way
Oh, I'm sure no matter who you are, it always stays the same
You must fight against yourself
No one can tell the future. Not clearly. So no one knows what tragedy waits for them down the road. None of us expected to lose a front line soldier and have him return to us with sorrow and internal emotional pain. Yet, that is how it happened. I, as a soldier, had to struggle with myself internally many times. I had to go against what I would do as a citizen and do what I would as a soldier. The way of a soldier is not an easy path. It takes strength and courage to complete the ordeal's through which we are put. That is why soldier's who defect end up dead. They do not have the internal strength to handle their job.
The sun sets and a new days comes
Repeating is one change
Don't avert your eyes from differences
Your nerve and soul the limit
Go forward now
Tomorrow is the dawn of a new day. A soldier awaits each new day to renew their purpose. Those who lose their purpose, or never clearly knew it, die in battle. Tomorrow is the time for all of us to renew our purpose and finish what we started. Soldier's aren't allowed to drop out of a battle halfway through. They can't leave the frontlines without permission or good reason. So the only thing we can do is continue on. My first loyalty is to myself to do as I see fit. There is no general, no captain, for this war. Its just us. We must work together. No soldier can win a war single-handedly, all on their own.
With pressure hemming in on you from every other side
We smile just like the other folks but with a lot more pride
Oh, I'm sure no matter who you are, it always stays the same
I must fight against myself
Oh, I'm sure no matter who you are, it always stays the same
You must fight against yourself
Alright there's Savyna. Can you believe it? I updated really quickly this time x) Didn't take a full week. I hope you liked that one. I really enjoyed the song XD I think it fit the soldier theme. Anyway…till next time.
Reviewer Responses
Luv2Game: Nah…He's like Regal…I run out of things to say about him. But yes, the pairing of Gibari/Savyna is one of my favourites. Nope…just wrote and posted Gibari's. Thanks x) I'm glad you like it.
Wolf from the Hidden Flames: LoL yeah…I have done that haven't I? And to think, I don't like her at all really…Well…you'll see when you get to beat Malpercio in Cor Hydrae. That's when you find out something about Melodia that really blew me away o.o I couldn't believe it. Heh heh. No problem x) They were really good. Though, I still have to rent Path of Radiance for my Gamecube. I wanna try it so badly. I hope you do. I'd love to read it!