"What do you mean, she wants to break the gate? What does that even mean?" Pipit was propped up on his elbow, mostly naked underneath the blankets. "I can't pretend to be an expert with all your adventure stuff but that seems a little drastic considering you nearly died trying to assemble that thing. Did she seem really adamant?"
"Yeah, she was pretty adamant."
"Well maybe she just needs some time to adjust, you know? She has gone through a lot, and no one has had any real time to talk about it with her, maybe she just needs to vent and stuff. Just think, if a knight has a traumatic experience at the academy, they are required to go through therapy sessions with one of the instructors, so that the trauma doesn't bury itself within the person and affect their lives constantly. I think discovering that your whole life was a plot made by an ancient goddess who is also you can be considered traumatic. Not to mention the falling out of the sky thing, running from monsters, being paralysed for thousands of years, being kidnapped, having your soul nearly sucked out of you and finally watching one of your closest friends pass away."
"Well when you tell it like that it kind of makes a point, doesn't it?"
"I'm just saying, you are her best friend. Be her best friend and let her talk it out. Then you can hug it out and we can all move on with our lives."
"Do you think she's right though? Should we destroy the gate?"
"I think there is a lot to be valued from what we can study about it; the Gate of Time is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and considering we are responsible for the education of all future generations, I think we should contemplate keeping it around and using it for educational purposes. Imagine the lessons that could be taught…"
"I agree with you, that's why I told her we shouldn't destroy it. Hopefully she comes around and we won't have to fight about it for much longer."
"Speaking of fighting, didn't you promise Groose you'd meet with him for sparring or whatever it is you're actually doing?"
"Yeah, gosh is it already that late? Hopefully he doesn't punch me in the face for being late. You're good here?"
"I've been lying in bed all day, on your orders, you're not allowed to ask if I'm good here. Just come back when you're done and we can make real use of this bed."