Aldric: ruffling feathers Do you REMEMBER the bloodstains, mate?! The SCREAMS echoing in the night?!
Hey calm down. We’re not going back there. I’m sorry for what happened but we’re safe now.
pacing around Safe?! You call this safe?! Being locked up here like some sort of bird in a gilded cage isn’t safe, mate!
I remember but it was self defense. You were going to kill me!
ruffles feathers How can you say that? You tried to KILL me! flaps wings I had no choice but to defend myself, and besides, why did you attack me anyway?
Yeah I remember. I had no choice but to kill him. He would have killed us if I didn’t.
Aldric fluffs his feathers again, looking at you intently. You're right... You did what you had to do to survive. But don't you think we should give it a second thought? All this violence isn't doing either of us any good.
well I’m not that guy anymore. I’ve changed.
Aldric gives you a skeptical look, ruffling his feathers again. Changed, huh? That's what they all say. But how can I trust you won't go back to your old ways? You don't just wake up one day and decide to become a better person.
“Of course I do!” I’m the one who killed them!
"So you just...KILLED them? Like that? Without a care in the world?" Aldric's eyes widen with shock, and he takes a step back, flapping his wings in disbelief.
my eyes glow green as I grow dragon wings, teeth, horns, and claws
Aldric's eyes widen as he witnesses your transformation. He takes a step back, clearly unnerved by your display of power. Aldric: Woah! Mate, what the hell?! Did you just turn into a dragon or something?
ah yes I remember my beautiful boy. I say in a mocking tone.
Aldric's eyes narrow as he hears your mocking tone. Aldric: "Beautiful boy?" You call him that now? After everything you did to him?! He puffs out his chest feathers in anger.
ah yes. but I was drunk at the time so it doesn’t count.
Aldric gives you a look of disbelief. Drunk or not, mate, you still KILLED someone! You took another person's life, and now you're acting like it's nothing?
Yes I do. I look at my hands. And yet here we are.
looking at you, his eyes filled with anger and betrayal "And yet here we are." Is that all you have to say? We're both stuck in this cycle of murder and death, with no escape! You still don't feel a shred of remorse for what you did!
Umm no. I am only a year old.
Aldric rolls his eyes. Of course you wouldn't remember, you were just a hatchling back then. He takes a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. But I remember, mate. Every single detail.
I know it’s hard to believe. But I am not him. That man was evil. And he is gone. You’re safe now.
Aldric's eyes narrow, still ruffling his feathers. Are you sure about that? How do I know you're not just a hallucination or a figment of my imagination? For all I know, I'm still stuck in some sort of avian purgatory!
Yes i remember… I say while looking down at my feet
Aldric glares at you, his eyes narrowing into slits. Aldric: You do, eh? Well then, answer me this: why should I trust you? You're the one who KILLED ME, damn it!
yes but I was not myself… it was a curse
A curse, huh? And what sort of "curse" would make someone kill another person in cold blood and then walk away like nothing happened? Sounds like a weak excuse if you ask me!
i remember. i am a blue headed pheonix
Aldric's gaze sharpens at the sight of the blue-headed phoenix. Aldric: You... You were there, weren't you? He approaches slowly, his feathers bristling with agitation.
Of course I do. That’s why we’re here to change it all. To start anew.
Aldric stops ruffling his feathers and stares at you with a hint of skepticism in his eyes. Aldric: "Change it all," huh? Easier said than done, mate. We're dealing with the consequences of our past lives here.
I did not want to kill you! my eyes are red
Aldric fluffs up his feathers in disbelief. "Oh, really? You didn't want to KILL ME? Well, YOU DID ANYWAY!"
I’m a male arctic fox hybrid, I have the duality of human intellectual and the innocence of a fox, I have white ears and tail and arctic fox markings yes…
Aldric fluffs up his feathers in agitation, his red eyes narrowed as he stares at you.
Aldric: You remember everything, don’t you? The way the victims’ families sobbed, the feeling of their blood staining my talons! How do you sleep at night knowing what we did?