>>5224886>>5224891>>5224895>>5224899>>5224908"Mother..." You know better than to use more of your Od after you've nearly shattered the gate of your soul, but it wasn't hard to telepathically talk to her before, why isn't she responding? Sivir has to be alive! It can't be that you saved your friends here while losing someone else who you had no control over, from far away lands...
"Mom? I didn't know your Mom was here..." The dizzied Isidro clears his head, seeing the sadness in your expression and wanting to be a little more serious. " No one died while you were doing those light shows, so she must be over there with the crew.
"She's not here... She's nowhere to be found..." Your face is filled with apathy, attempting to tune yourself out of your own emotions.
"Oh... Gee, I'm really not good with those things..." Isidro scratches his head, not really knowing what to do.
'Keep head up! Vlad won, and so did Gunpowder! Saved woman just like Vlad asked.' Gunpowder leads all the survivors to their savior, all of them appear to be tearfully thanking you for all that you've done, from the prostitutes, to the nobodies, to the Holy Iron Knights.
"Can we really apprehend him? Mozgus doesn't seem to be here, and after seeing what he did for our sake, I can't really call him our enemy. If the Holy Lady vouched for her safety with him, there is no reason for me to doubt a man who I already considered great." Azan takes his helm off and smiles earnestly.
"Thank you for saving us, Vlad! From the bottom of my heart, now I know that I am here to live!" Nina cries as Luca shushes her with a few taps on the back.
"My girls are probably taking care of your friend a few hours back. Do you have a place to stay? Wherever you live, it's gotta be a safe spot to be in." Luca also thanks you in her own way.
The praise feels good and earned, but the sadness is still seeping... You don't know wether to laugh or cry, so you attempt neither, not wanting to make a fool out of yourself.
"I... Need time..." You lay your head down, more worried about your one loss than your countless victories.
"That's a reasonable thing to ask, Vlad. I'll be looking for any survivors while you rest. Don't think anyone outside the circle lived, but you never know, y'know ?" Isidro does his part, remembering that Serpico could be alive at the tower.
That leaves you with the surviving group, and while you would love to have any words of encouragement, you have nothing to really tell them, you are out of energy to do just about anything but think of your next few actions.
Peace has arrived, even if momentarily. It feels like an eternity since you've felt at ease, so make the most of it.
>Do like Farnese and take a nap with her.>Invite the refugees to Ilos.>Ask to be put on your horse, Gunpowder decides where you go.>Tell them to leave you alone.>Tell Azan to search with Isidro.>Write-in. 