[ It's rare that Lucian talks about himself to other people, made even more so by the passing of his only living family. While he did have friends, he was never the type to trouble them with his own worries. Most of them could be easily solved by his own power, so there was no need for it.
Not this one, though. ]
Yes. Do not be sorry, it is simply the lot that I had drawn in life. One learns to cope with it.
[ He counts himself lucky that he has a mild version of the disease. His mother not so much; she bled to death. ]
You are right, I am not that old yet. [ Lucian looks out and away into the middle distance. He feels much older though, with his hair already white. Years of traveling had consumed much of his stamina. ] Perhaps I am overthinking things again, but - since our last conversation, I have had more visions. I fear they may be connected.
[ A pause, as he thinks of how best to tell it. ]
I had not allowed myself to believe that our visions were of a past life. However, I had seen people with wings that looked like these. One cannot help wonder... if the reincarnation theory is correct, then I must be from another place.
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Not this one, though. ]
Yes. Do not be sorry, it is simply the lot that I had drawn in life. One learns to cope with it.
[ He counts himself lucky that he has a mild version of the disease. His mother not so much; she bled to death. ]
You are right, I am not that old yet. [ Lucian looks out and away into the middle distance. He feels much older though, with his hair already white. Years of traveling had consumed much of his stamina. ] Perhaps I am overthinking things again, but - since our last conversation, I have had more visions. I fear they may be connected.
[ A pause, as he thinks of how best to tell it. ]
I had not allowed myself to believe that our visions were of a past life. However, I had seen people with wings that looked like these. One cannot help wonder... if the reincarnation theory is correct, then I must be from another place.