One day, Marno finds himself musing about he and his siblings' so-called 'taint.'
He reflects on what the sorcerers- the first Children of the Earth- said to them at Atria, and wonders how much of it is true. Were they truly the ones in the wrong, or was it the people who had fought against them, blindly following Wiseman without a clue about his true intentions?
He also wondered if they were really cursed, or if the Dark Brethren had purged them of a pre-existing blight. Were they still human, would they have eventually succumbed to Wiseman's alluring power? By becoming gods, had they saved themselves from a fate worse than death?
He spares a thought for the modern legends, the ones told a thousand years later. They say Malpercio helped forge the world as it is today, but compared to Wiseman's ideal world, was it really that bad?
All of these thoughts made him debate the meaning of the word 'evil.' Were those said to be evil saviors in disguise, with the forces of good being the true masterminds? Was evil simply a label given to those which humans fear?
He wasn't sure anymore. In fact, he didn't know whether the divide of good and evil even existed. Such a detail seemed trivial when faced with reality.
But all that, he reminded himself, was a millennium ago. He may be uncertain of his past role, but his present role was clear.
He was Sagi's Guardian Spirit. His role was to protect Sagi.
A/N: Because in Baten Kaitos, there really is no black and white- only grey.