[Oh, so that's what it is. Well it was bound to happen eventually. Old pains are relived. But perhaps this one isn't so old. Even two years on, no doubt Whitebeard's absence is still very much felt.
She's not sure what to say at the moment and chooses to say nothing, cupping the little phoenix between her hands and holding him on her lap, using a third hand to stroke his head and back. Finally, after a while, she speaks.]
There was a Captain. He was strong and brave and anything he set his mind to do, he succeeded at, despite the odds. And this Captain had a brother that he loved very much. One day, his beloved brother was caught and set to be executed and this brave Captain went through hell to save him. [She doesn't know all the details, but she's heard rumor enough and knows Luffy enough]
But in the end, no matter how hard he fought, no matter how much he loved his brother, his brother died in the end, to protect him. [They say. She's heard. She's pieced together from one account and another, filtered through the revolutionaries until she can almost taste the war in the air.]
And he was sad for a very long time [And this part she guesses. She doesn't know. But it seems it would be so. And there is always a little elaboration in history. A little instinct required] but he had nakama who depended on him to be strong. There were still people waiting for him to come back. And even though the loss was deep and it hurt, he kept moving forward and didn't look back.
[August 12, Video]
She's not sure what to say at the moment and chooses to say nothing, cupping the little phoenix between her hands and holding him on her lap, using a third hand to stroke his head and back. Finally, after a while, she speaks.]
There was a Captain. He was strong and brave and anything he set his mind to do, he succeeded at, despite the odds. And this Captain had a brother that he loved very much. One day, his beloved brother was caught and set to be executed and this brave Captain went through hell to save him. [She doesn't know all the details, but she's heard rumor enough and knows Luffy enough]
But in the end, no matter how hard he fought, no matter how much he loved his brother, his brother died in the end, to protect him. [They say. She's heard. She's pieced together from one account and another, filtered through the revolutionaries until she can almost taste the war in the air.]
And he was sad for a very long time [And this part she guesses. She doesn't know. But it seems it would be so. And there is always a little elaboration in history. A little instinct required] but he had nakama who depended on him to be strong. There were still people waiting for him to come back. And even though the loss was deep and it hurt, he kept moving forward and didn't look back.