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It is also a force of death. There is no denying that. Hear this, Kirei Kotomine; I do not shame you. Choose the path you will, and let what you walk be the guide that leads you to the end. Do not let any distract you from a cause that you choose.

I am not kind. I wished to know if you had died and your shard was left to claim.

[Speaking of forces of death...]

If I had not answered, then, I wonder what you would have done.

Does the Black Shuck have need of the shards of shardbearers, she who knows the Shuck?

I would have scented the air until I found you.

I know not what the Shuck desires. I know only what my desires are.

And your desires are for the shards?

[Uh-huh. He doesn't know if he's going to believe that, just yet.]

If ever it should come to pass that I have nothing better to devote it to [Unlikely, because the Void may always exist and he would feed his shard to the Void before anything--], you are welcome to it. My shard means little to me.

But I wonder, what might you do with a shard? What would you accomplish?

That is the truth.

[ She does want the shards; for the Shuck, of course, as much as she had wanted it for herself not so long before. Standing down and preparing to hand the shards to her Lord was easier than seeking it for her own merit. ]

I will take it with pleasure, Kirei Kotomine. Is this what you would offer as the return for the favour that you gifted me, or do you seek another boon in exchange for this kindness?

I would use it for my own power, to free myself of a binding.

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It is regrettable, but I must use my shard to fight for the Seelie cause. That end is not yet assured, so it must remain lodged in my chest. The better fate of an entire universe takes precedence over the needs of any single one of us.

I will hope you become free of this binding, and quickly.

Regrettable. I can see your devotion to the cause, even if you deny it. Your shard is bright with it. I care little for the universe, nor the Far Worlds; I care only for what is ahead, and what my Lord might desire of me.

Hope is meaningless. It is action that leads us.

[It's "bright" with it? Is she referring to how she detects his shard?]

What is ahead is the conclusion, of this world and every other.

And you welcome that.

I welcome the renewal of life, as opposed to everything slowly withering away and dying with no chance of rebirth, yes.

It is my path.

I wouldn't expect you to agree with me. It is your right.

You walk that path with pride. That is admirable, and not something you should allow to be tainted with shame or disgrace.

My right is my own, truly spoken, and I have chosen to give myself to the One that has always been mine, who has gifted me with more than any other. There is no turning from Him, no matter where this world goes.