[ Marianne gets a sinking feeling in her chest when Claude appraises the staircase. He would damn himself if he continued down this path, so why? ]
Don't do this.
[ Her expression falters, fear in her eyes. Behind her newfound confidence, if she peeled back the illusion of comfort her faith gave her, there has always been fear. The priestess' warnings in her ear left no room for believers to doubt. She had a place she belonged. To become a cast out and return to her painful childhood days frightened her more than the end of the world.
She shuts her eyes, shaking her head. A last plea spilling from her, poisoned by the cult's teachings. ]
Those visions are lies. Temptations. You mustn't let them take you. I don't know who it is you saw, but it couldn't have been me.
[ The truth is she had seen him, too, but now she pretends not to see. In another life, Marianne would have followed him into hell. Now she turns her back to him, unable to watch. ]
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Don't do this.
[ Her expression falters, fear in her eyes. Behind her newfound confidence, if she peeled back the illusion of comfort her faith gave her, there has always been fear. The priestess' warnings in her ear left no room for believers to doubt. She had a place she belonged. To become a cast out and return to her painful childhood days frightened her more than the end of the world.
She shuts her eyes, shaking her head. A last plea spilling from her, poisoned by the cult's teachings. ]
Those visions are lies. Temptations. You mustn't let them take you. I don't know who it is you saw, but it couldn't have been me.
[ The truth is she had seen him, too, but now she pretends not to see. In another life, Marianne would have followed him into hell. Now she turns her back to him, unable to watch. ]