you said the dead like it when they are remembered
[Does putting them to rest...does that help, then? It sounds like it would be the opposite. But that's not what truly gives them pause, because then they add, a moment later:]
why did you
[The pros of communicating almost purely via text: a complete neutrality of tone, which is precisely what they intend to express. No judgment. No fear. No uncertainty. Simply an even-keeled curiosity.]
[Why would someone, who already carries the weight of death siblings and an unceasing infection and a tired kingdom, seek to give the due to the dead - the dead who already seemed to be mere echoes of who they were?]
no subject
[Does putting them to rest...does that help, then? It sounds like it would be the opposite. But that's not what truly gives them pause, because then they add, a moment later:]
why did you
[The pros of communicating almost purely via text: a complete neutrality of tone, which is precisely what they intend to express. No judgment. No fear. No uncertainty. Simply an even-keeled curiosity.]
[Why would someone, who already carries the weight of death siblings and an unceasing infection and a tired kingdom, seek to give the due to the dead - the dead who already seemed to be mere echoes of who they were?]