Battle For Our City Part 131/135

"I'm not a big enough person to forgive you for what you did... but at the very least, I hope the Lady's judgment is fair. A whole life lived, surely it wasn't all self-serving arrogance and bigotry? ...though it would explain why you stood alone and friendless in the end."

She leaned in closer, holding his face to keep his gaze on her for a bit longer.

"Part of me resents her for pulling me into her service, but... I can also respect the difficulty of her role in sorting the good from the bad in a complicated world. Maybe one day she'll be fair when she judges me for what I've done..."

His eyes rolled back into his head, the muscles in his face relaxing.

"So, Emorrin... I guess this is the end. May the Lady in Shadow embrace you, and may your soul find... well, whatever it is that awaits you. Magistrate... murderer... and now an empty husk, just like the rest of them."