[He has no faith. That's been true practically since he was brought here—he's just waiting to die in an unfamiliar world, and recovering the relics won't do anything to destroy the hunger or restore their own worlds. Hope is a concept that's utterly foreign to him, at this point.]
Aside from taking my parents from me, aside from getting me to trust him... he did something to me. Even if he's dead and gone forever, I can't get him out of my head.
[... but Maya isn't leaving. If actively attacking and hurting her hasn't made her go, then... she's not going to later. Onyx can hurt him all he wants, illusion or not, but he can't stand the thought of letting this hurt anybody else.
That's what he's thinking when he tries to break free of those chains again. But with a fucking critical fail the fake takes control again despite his best efforts, and he goes silent. Ferran himself may not be able to move, but his familiar can, and Agate flies in to attack Maya with her beak and talons.]
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You don't get it!
[He has no faith. That's been true practically since he was brought here—he's just waiting to die in an unfamiliar world, and recovering the relics won't do anything to destroy the hunger or restore their own worlds. Hope is a concept that's utterly foreign to him, at this point.]
Aside from taking my parents from me, aside from getting me to trust him... he did something to me. Even if he's dead and gone forever, I can't get him out of my head.
[... but Maya isn't leaving. If actively attacking and hurting her hasn't made her go, then... she's not going to later. Onyx can hurt him all he wants, illusion or not, but he can't stand the thought of letting this hurt anybody else.
That's what he's thinking when he tries to break free of those chains again. But
with a fucking critical failthe fake takes control again despite his best efforts, and he goes silent. Ferran himself may not be able to move, but his familiar can, and Agate flies in to attack Maya with her beak and talons.]