A/N: I wasn't going to continue this, but that last review made me glow, and lo and behold, my Kimblee muse was back.
Kimblee- Worship me.
Me- Uh... anyways, enjoy.
Marta slowly twisted the long strand of her hair around her fingers while she half listened to Armstrong, who was trying to sort out Kimblee's recent actions.
"He's usually very cruel… but he saved your life… and he used to be a…" Armstrong abruptly stopped, and wiped a tear that had unbidden jumped to his eyes. Marta blinked and looked at him.
"Used to be a what?" She asked, and Armstrong blinked, then suddenly nodded.
"I forgot, you didn't know him during the war…. He had healing powers… often was the one people went to with their wounds… not wanting Marcoh to use his stones on them… at the time those stones were very mysterious, and mystery breeds fear. Kimblee wasn't threatening then… he hadn't lost his mind." Armstrong sighed. "Although it was only a matter of time before he did. He was never stable… I can't say he was. He would take great joy in the killing of his enemy, and would take souvenirs, usually just a coin, or even a ring from a dead body's finger. He used to send them home to his wife." Armstrong stopped, as Marta's eyes gave him a questioning look. "Yes, he had a wife… tiny creature." He stopped and fingered his curl of hair, then sighed.
"Wow… I guess I never thought of Kimblee as the type to…" Marta stopped, not sure if she wanted to finish that. Armstrong's eye went hard.
"he was a different person then… he lost all humanity. And I suspect saving you had nothing to do with his kindness either." Armstrong sighed. "Kimblee is hard to understand…"
"he betrayed the people who trusted and relied on him." Marta interrupted. Alex sighed again.
"He has no conscience, no heart, and as far as I can tell, no sense of right and wrong… But for some reason he risked his life to protect you…" Armstrong stopped. "He must believe for some reason you must live…"
"So I can kill him…" Marta said softly, and Armstrong sighed.
"I wouldn't be in the least surprised if that was his reason."
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