a quick voicetest. (canon is Greek mythology.)

[thelightofgreece]

 Why should I go anywhere else except to the land of the dead? You don't understand.

I loved my father. I did what I could for him, and I am proud to have done so. 

I went willingly for a reason.

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[belovedone]

[Her smile falters, slightly. But this girl has no reason to be plagued by her woes. She focuses on the positive.]

They do. To know them is to give me great joy and, as you say, great pride. My only regret is...they do not always get along together well. But then, they are brothers.

[thelightofgreece]

Siblings often disagree. You shouldn't worry. I'm sure they love each other, and you, very much.

[belovedone]

I am certain you are right. Even if they don't always show it well. [She manages a light remark:] Such is often the way with men.

[thelightofgreece]

Yes. They're not always good with words.

[She smiles sadly, remembering how she was almost married. It was all a trick, she knows.]

Or with actions, really.

[belovedone]

And yet they try their hardest for all of that.

[thelightofgreece]

And sometimes they fail.

[belovedone]

Who was it that failed you?

[thelightofgreece]

My father, I suppose, if I think too much about it. And Achilles, for that matter. And all the men demanding my death.

I cared so much that I went willingly. And now I am dead.

[belovedone]

I too went willingly - put myself between a great threat and an innocent that was, in the end, a stranger. But there were many causes I hoped to serve by my actions. Whether they were or not...well, it matters little, now.

I am truly sorry that you feel your sacrifice was meaningless. Life, especially that of a young woman like yourself, is worth so much more than that.

[thelightofgreece]

I'm not certain if I feel that it is meaningless, or if I just regret my choice.

I could have fought fate, but then where would have that gotten me?

I just hope I am remembered. That's all.

[belovedone]

That is my hope too, child. May they both come true.

[thelightofgreece]

Thank you.