She was. Dearest, bravest Rydia, though we'd not yet been properly been introduced at the time.
[Cecil's softness comes from a very different place than Armin's. That day had been stressful, painful, a stark look at the violence he'd been enabling for months; it was also the seed of a friendship more than thirty years old. The pain from the ensuing injuries is long-faded, the guilt still (and forever) present, but the pride and love are far, far stronger now.]
But that came slightly later... and was somewhat her doing, in a way. You see, the power to summon Eidolons runs through bloodlines. When my friend and I tried to move her away from the flames, she understandably refused and lashed out, calling upon her power. And Titan, Eidolon of earth, answered.
[And then, more deliberately cheerfully–]
Few seven-year-old girls can boast of having created a brand new mountain range. One of the greatest magical prodigies in the world, truly.
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[Cecil's softness comes from a very different place than Armin's. That day had been stressful, painful, a stark look at the violence he'd been enabling for months; it was also the seed of a friendship more than thirty years old. The pain from the ensuing injuries is long-faded, the guilt still (and forever) present, but the pride and love are far, far stronger now.]
But that came slightly later... and was somewhat her doing, in a way. You see, the power to summon Eidolons runs through bloodlines. When my friend and I tried to move her away from the flames, she understandably refused and lashed out, calling upon her power. And Titan, Eidolon of earth, answered.
[And then, more deliberately cheerfully–]
Few seven-year-old girls can boast of having created a brand new mountain range. One of the greatest magical prodigies in the world, truly.