>>5379844>>5379850>>5379862"He IS tired of this fight, Casca. Exhausted, even. As much of it as we all are, but I fear that's the only fuel he knows how to use. Love, Peace, Acceptance. Having to relearn all of those feelings after the injustice you've suffered... I can't imagine how haunting would it be to be fed only by revenge, taken those positive influences for granted for so long..."
"But how come he's not already improving? Did he even think twice before jumping into that monstrous armor? Forget about learning, he will die before any of us reach the damn island if he suffers wounds like these a second time!"
"I'm afraid I'll have to agree with Casca, Vlad. This is something even the others tend to ponder on. A single mistake in fights of this stake, and we risk being wiped out of history. And even when we can count our victories over time, they will start to feel like losses if everyone ends up like how Guts is now." Farnese expresses her worries.
"Ya might be able to heal everyone on the spot, partner. Doesn't mean we can calculate accumulated damage over time. Lord knows we're probably losing several years of lives with every blow to the head. Not everyone here can dodge as well as ya."
"His case is different, which is why I beg of them to wait. The beast of darkness is not the same as an apostle of dark magic... It's a personification of his needs to grasp to the past to stay living. We can only appease it by starving it with our strength and calming him down over time."
"And who's to say I yearn for revenge? I just want to live in peace!"
"Tell ya what, Casca. Why don't we strike a deal? Once you and Cindy are fully healed from this Mandragoran curse, Guts will likely have a better head on his shoulders. If ya both decide to forget about Griffith when we reach a peaceful place... Welp, nuthin we can do." Hyde gambles on everyone being safe and sound until then."
"...Is that true? You'll set us free?"
"Yer a patient, not a slave, girl. Yer free to come and go once all is fine with yer side of the group. yer not even forced to be around him if you don't want to."
Hyde's bad faith towards Guts makes her question whether it is worth it or not to even be around him. Something that never passed through her mind until today.
"Fine... Provided the island is reached without either of us dying... I'll have my answer."
"Don't I get a say in this?" Guts lifts his neck, waking up conveniently enough to hear most of your interactions.
