Discalimer: Obviously not mine. Belongs to whoever made it. Nintendo, EA Games, Camelot, whoever. I wouldn't be writing this otherwise.
Edited: 11/4/07
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You said we couldn't be together.
Do you know how much that hurt?
Deep inside, there's a part of me that would come alive whenever you were around. You made life more vivid, more concrete. You were my support when I had no one else.
I'm not using you as a crutch. My kingdom lies in ruin, my father dead, my brother on the far side of the continent... And you... you're the only one left. I don't want to lose you too.
But I have to.
You're a knight and I'm a princess.
Do you know how much I wish I wasn't a princess?
I don't want to become a queen if it means losing you. What would come next? Myself? No, because "I" got lost when you left. But I have to go forward. I owe it to my friends, my country, my father, my brother...you. And you're all worth it. So I'll give "myself" up so you can continue going.
Am I... just deluding myself, that you're more to me?
It is not becoming of a noble of Renais to fraternize with her subjects.
The nobility should not favor one subject over another.
When you said those words, I felt foolish, naive, embarrassed; a knight had to tell his princess her responsibilities. It took everything I had to look you in the eye. I saw your point, your point of view... and I didn't want to believe it. But I forced myself to. I found the strength I needed, and told you, you were right.
I understand... Seth.
Perhaps I did feel something more for you then.
I knew we would never speak of this again. It was terrifying. I couldn't let you leave without telling you... about that night. I let myself be "Eirika" before I slipped back into my role as "Queen."
And then you left.
I remained standing there. Watching you ride away. I lifted my eyes to the sky and wondered why.
What could I have said?
Was there anything I could have done?
But then you turned back.
I wondered what more you could say.
How foolish I was. What you said next hurt infinitely more.
That night... I felt what you felt.
As you spoke to me, I felt so many things... I was happy I could make you forget your duty. Sad, so sad because I could feel what was coming next.
All I could say was your name.
When I see you next, it will be as a Knight of Renais.
You gave the final blow after that. You retreated back to your status as knight. And there was nothing I could do.
You would never let yourself forget.
You would lay your life down for... me... or your queen?
And you really left then.
And still, all I could say was your name.
It took all my strength to stop myself from crying. To hold myself together, because I knew I wouldn't be able to stop.
Now I hold this pain close to me. Because it is also a memory of joy. We could have had something. Could have. I know that, and I cherish what little we do have. I wonder how we'll act from now on. I know myself, and no matter how hard I try, I still...
"Oh, Seth..."