[ there is something inexplicable in his eyes — he rolls his shoulders back, gaze flitting around the cavern.

suffering, happiness; at the end, it never really meant anything, did it?

... ]

You're right. People will always fight to be happy, even in a dying world. But...

[ for a moment, his eyes flutter shut. ]

I think it's natural to want to protect the things you care about in turn. A lot of the worlds we've come from are unfair...and sometimes crueler than they should be.

You can survive without knowing kindness or love. But you never truly live until you do.