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==Chapter 6: A Matter of Trust== | ==Chapter 6: A Matter of Trust== | ||
We've been traveling for a few days now, tracking [[Mara Sov]] based on her last correspondence with [[Zavala]]. The signal was further out than we'd anticipated. | |||
"Got a minute?" [[Anastasia Bray|Ana]] asks, knocking on the entrance to my quarters. | |||
"Sure." | |||
"I just want to say thank you. Coming with me, helping me convince Zavala." | |||
I admit, it's been inspiring seeing Zavala renewed with purpose, even though he's chosen to keep the ratty beard. | |||
"I couldn't have come this far without you," she finishes. | |||
It has been nice being with her, despite the circumstances. It's odd having a sister again after all this time. | |||
"Just doing my part," I reply. | |||
Ana stares off. I can tell she wants something. So I wait. | |||
"I need one more thing from you," she says. | |||
There it is. | |||
"I need you to show me how you use [[Stasis]]. [[Elisabeth Bray|Elsie]], you're proof that it's not inherently evil. It can be controlled. You show me how, and people will see it's possible." | |||
I was hoping we'd moved past this. | |||
"I'm not a figurehead for some movement, Ana. Stasis isn't something you simply control. There's constant temptation. I struggle still, to this day. Using it takes time. Discipline. And even I still haven't mastered it. Not sure I ever will," I say. | |||
"We will. And when we do, all the deniers will vanish. We'll get our world back. We deserve to get it back." | |||
"We deserve what we got." | |||
"Speak for yourself. Countless people died while you sat on the sidelines and watched everything fall apart." | |||
"If you only knew, Ana. The [[Darkness]]..." | |||
"Always an excuse. You want to do your part? Then step up and actually help me with this." | |||
"I'm trying to. What is this really about, Ana?" | |||
"You just don't get it." | |||
She storms out, leaving a fuming wake behind. I catch a glimpse of Zavala in the corridor. He was listening. | |||
"You're using Stasis?" Zavala asks condescendingly. | |||
"I get to hear it from you now, too?" | |||
"Okay, okay. When there was a [[Vanguard]], I thought I had all the answers. Perhaps that was our undoing. I know now that commanding has as much to do with giving orders as it does listening to others' needs. Don't be like I was—angry and trying to control everything. Listen to your sister. Consider why she's asking this of you." | |||
"I have." | |||
"We're here! Approaching now!" Ana calls out, her voice echoing down the corridor. | |||
"Hoped I'd never see this thing again as long as I lived," Zavala says as we come face-to-face with the [[Leviathan]]. | |||
==Chapter 7: Commandeered== | ==Chapter 7: Commandeered== | ||
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