And yet it was still his decision to do so, foolish or not.

[ She frowns, the scales on her forehead peeking out from under her bangs as she draws her brows together. ]

The world is cruel and unrelenting in its misery. [ Era has seen the worst of people more times than she cares to count. ] But there is still goodness to be found and kindness to be treasured. By not letting the darkness of the world consume you there is opportunity to breathe light back into it.