It's time for an after party!

[perpend]

[About an hour after the trial and subsequent execution, Cabanela makes a decision.

They need to do something, keep the morale up, however little it may be.

Under each occupied room door people will find the following note written:


In difficult times such as this, it is important to carry on.
Don't give into despair; we must preservere.
If you don't want to be alone this evening, meet me in the dining hall.
-Cabanela

[Upon entering the dinning hall, you will find Cabanela sitting at one of the tables; he has lit two candles that are placed at the center of the table, but there's nothing else to note.

You'll have to supply your own food, since he doesn't have much of an appetite.]

Comments

[icysemblance]

[Weiss takes a seat to Logan's left, and she's quiet for a long minute before saying anything.]

Are you holding up all right? I know things were awful in there.

[decrees]

[Logan glances up at Weiss' arrival and nods in greeting, but he doesn't speak until she's finished and even then it takes him a moment to form a response.]

...I've been better. I suppose everything is still sinking in.

[Six million people. Reaver. Maybe it would have been better if he had tried to reason with the others to spare Albion--

No. They wouldn't have gone for it. He knows that. If he couldn't get a majority then it would only tear the group apart and why should they sacrifice their lives for a land they know nothing about? For people they've never met when they have lives back in their worlds as well?

It isn't worth dwelling on it, but he can't stop thinking about it.]

...I have made many difficult decisions as the King of Albion. I had hoped I would not have to make any here.

[icysemblance]

[She nods.]

That's completely understandable. I don't know that it's sunk in for anyone, but I can only imagine how hard it would be.

[Weiss is quiet again, for a longer moment than before.]

I'm sorry that it came down to that.

[A beat, then -]

When we leave here, is there anything any of us can do to help the situation in Albion?

[decrees]

[Logan tips his head a bit as he considers the question. Weiss' words are comforting and while he can't tell her exactly what's going to happen (he can't tell anyone, no one in Albion would believe him and even if they do here, he can't talk about it he just can't) he does wonder if maybe there's something they can do.]

...We have been attempting to build an army over the past four years. To defend Albion, of course, not to invade another country. Reaver has been vital for that; he's capable of making far more money than anyone else in Albion. There's... There is only a little over a year remaining before--

[...]

We don't have much time left. Without Reaver's assistance, I don't believe it's possible to save everyone.

[He most likely won't be able to save anyone, but perhaps if he's lucky he can protect the castle.]

[icysemblance]

There's only a little over a year till the world ends?

[She's not mean about it, but she also isn't going to beat around the bush.]

...maybe it is.

[decrees]

...I cannot think of any other way. I have exhausted every resource imaginable within Albion.

[Admittedly this whole other worlds thing is new...]

[icysemblance]

But not in the other worlds.

[A grin.]

[decrees]

That's... very true. There may be something from another world that could help.

[And that's... honestly the most hope he's had for Albion in years. It's a really strange feeling. He shouldn't get his hopes up at all, but...]

[icysemblance]

When we get out of here, I'll go with you before going home. I know my teammates can hold down the fort at home for a little longer.

[decrees]

...I genuinely do appreciate the offer, but I'm afraid the help of one person will not be enough, no matter how powerful you are. I wouldn't wish to bring anyone into a situation that dangerous.

[SIX MILLION PEOPLE ARE GONNA DIE HORRIBLY, let's not make it six million and one]