[She's used to talking about her journey as the Warrior of Light, so she didn't particularly mind. She did mention it, after all. Making sure the cores are out of the apples...]
Ah well... It's a little bit of a long story, but to understand it, I'd have to tell you about Hydaelyn.
[There was a part of her that wanted to call a different name ever since her time in Elpis, but she managed to catch herself.]
The long and short of it is that Hydaelyn is portrayed as a benevolent god of sorts. She watches over those on Etheirys, protecting them. There's more to Her than that, but that's the basic gist of it. She has gifted me Her blessing of Light, naming me Her champion so to speak.
[She says that, but very nonchalantly since she did not care for making a big deal out of it.]
And through that blessing and the various tasks I helped with along the way, all sorts of people have placed their faith in trust in me to solve all manner of problems, big and small. Some of those included slaying primals that feed upon the earth and enslaving those nearby by tempering them. What started as protecting the peace eventually just escalated to bigger problems over time.
[With the apples cut, she gave out a little sigh.]
Uniting Eorzea slowly and winning back homelands from imperial oppression, to name a few. We saved another world from the brink of death. If it had been lost to Darkness, all life would have ceased to exist. And then there were the Final Days.
[She set the apple pieces in a bowl and turn to him to set it off to the side with an apologetic smile.]
I know it's a lot to take in. I can hardly wrap my head around it sometimes myself. It never just gets better. There is a lull before something worse comes along. And even still, I wouldn't take it back. Even if the peace is not as long as I would like, if I can make people's lives safer and overall better, I will give it my all.
[Perhaps too much, at the end of the day. The girl runs herself ragged.]
Minor Endwalker spoiler mention
Ah well... It's a little bit of a long story, but to understand it, I'd have to tell you about Hydaelyn.
[There was a part of her that wanted to call a different name ever since her time in Elpis, but she managed to catch herself.]
The long and short of it is that Hydaelyn is portrayed as a benevolent god of sorts. She watches over those on Etheirys, protecting them. There's more to Her than that, but that's the basic gist of it. She has gifted me Her blessing of Light, naming me Her champion so to speak.
[She says that, but very nonchalantly since she did not care for making a big deal out of it.]
And through that blessing and the various tasks I helped with along the way, all sorts of people have placed their faith in trust in me to solve all manner of problems, big and small. Some of those included slaying primals that feed upon the earth and enslaving those nearby by tempering them. What started as protecting the peace eventually just escalated to bigger problems over time.
[With the apples cut, she gave out a little sigh.]
Uniting Eorzea slowly and winning back homelands from imperial oppression, to name a few. We saved another world from the brink of death. If it had been lost to Darkness, all life would have ceased to exist. And then there were the Final Days.
[She set the apple pieces in a bowl and turn to him to set it off to the side with an apologetic smile.]
I know it's a lot to take in. I can hardly wrap my head around it sometimes myself. It never just gets better. There is a lull before something worse comes along. And even still, I wouldn't take it back. Even if the peace is not as long as I would like, if I can make people's lives safer and overall better, I will give it my all.
[Perhaps too much, at the end of the day. The girl runs herself ragged.]