[He flinches at the rare, strident tone of her voice, and some of the wall he's working on shifts dangerously. Celes, you have no idea how much you've forgotten.]
[Can't much blame her for it. The Empire had raised her, created her, had taught her to defend and protect it. (At least, until its methods had become too much for her to accept.) And here he was, taking all that away in the blink of an eye.]
[Carefully, he shakes his head.]
There isn't. War's over. The Empire's gone.
[And even after all this time, there's still a note in his voice that says "good riddance."]
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[Can't much blame her for it. The Empire had raised her, created her, had taught her to defend and protect it. (At least, until its methods had become too much for her to accept.) And here he was, taking all that away in the blink of an eye.]
[Carefully, he shakes his head.]
There isn't. War's over. The Empire's gone.
[And even after all this time, there's still a note in his voice that says "good riddance."]