the blood running through your veins

[Nouzin Petzeiros]

« No nice words that could sugar the bitter truth until it tasted sweet on your tongue. »

You did not take that into consideration. That he could be the one responsible for the banishment of the tieflings. There was no reason to think so. Even Zevlor hoping for his return. Hoping that it'll bring sense into the Grove; that it'll stop them from completing the ritual. And you've had even less reason to think so. The second he's opened his mouth and embraced you with a warmth you didn't know a voice could carry, you were sure he'd be part of the solution not part of the problem.

Nouzin

Kagha wanted them gone.

You tell him numbly. There's no other way to put it. No nice words that could sugar the bitter truth until it tasted sweet on your tongue. It's as ugly as you say it.

Nouzin

Of course, she no longer holds those beliefs. She has come to her senses.

That surely is a little more euphemistic than the reality was. But eventually she did come to her senses. Acknowledging her cruelty for what it was. Now she's trying to do better.

Nouzin

I suspect the influence of the Shadow Druids may have impacted her in certain regards.