[ Not everyone has grasped that nuance. It’s something Winter has explained to his patron before, a being so out of touch with humanity that they could not grasp that not wanting to die was not enough to spur Winter to accept their deal – he wanted to live, too. ]
You said it yourself. Dying would be “inconvenient.” Why? Because it would get in the way of you being the strongest or taking on curses? Those don’t sound like things to live for. They’re just reasons you’re alive.
But what keeps you there? Good or bad, what occupies your thoughts? What do you see when you close your eyes and think “I have to make it to tomorrow, if only just for this”?
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[ Not everyone has grasped that nuance. It’s something Winter has explained to his patron before, a being so out of touch with humanity that they could not grasp that not wanting to die was not enough to spur Winter to accept their deal – he wanted to live, too. ]
You said it yourself. Dying would be “inconvenient.” Why? Because it would get in the way of you being the strongest or taking on curses? Those don’t sound like things to live for. They’re just reasons you’re alive.
But what keeps you there? Good or bad, what occupies your thoughts? What do you see when you close your eyes and think “I have to make it to tomorrow, if only just for this”?