[He's not expecting that, and looks a little surprised at the idea. Then thoughtful... He glances down into his empty teacup, and thinks about divine timing.]
... You may be right. Perhaps this is something I must do with the strength I wield, without borrowing his.
[He smiles faintly, though it doesn't quite reach his eyes.]
Had I all the powers of a god with the trappings of a prisoner, my journey up until now would have been quite perilous. He was insistent on stepping down back then, and he only intervened when necessary. Long have I felt that he would have wanted me to be free... so I tried to live my life accordingly, until I could no longer run from it.
Yet if one spends their freedom running, in all things one is still bound by that which they refuse to face. True freedom is far more difficult to attain.
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... You may be right. Perhaps this is something I must do with the strength I wield, without borrowing his.
[He smiles faintly, though it doesn't quite reach his eyes.]
Had I all the powers of a god with the trappings of a prisoner, my journey up until now would have been quite perilous. He was insistent on stepping down back then, and he only intervened when necessary. Long have I felt that he would have wanted me to be free... so I tried to live my life accordingly, until I could no longer run from it.
Yet if one spends their freedom running, in all things one is still bound by that which they refuse to face. True freedom is far more difficult to attain.