[It is similarly odd to hear those words from his own mouth. Though, he does not disagree with it entirely. Men will ever prove themselves vile and corrupt, their greed and malice poisoning them as they trample those they view different and exploitable underfoot. All for their own singular benefit, for their contentment in their pitiful and unfulfilling lives as they fruitlessly claim themselves master over other men, when they are nothing of the sort.
Yet, Barnabas feels a twisted and ironic sense of freedom in serving a master worthy of his obedience, to submit his will to them, to trust in their guidance. There is a holiness to it, something divine, though he would not claim such with Aurora, not...quite.]
True enough, yet she is not the only one hiding her true face.
[After all, Knife is wearing Barnabas'!! Though, Barnabas likewise has his own secrets, so who are any of them to speak about true faces, really.]
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Yet, Barnabas feels a twisted and ironic sense of freedom in serving a master worthy of his obedience, to submit his will to them, to trust in their guidance. There is a holiness to it, something divine, though he would not claim such with Aurora, not...quite.]
True enough, yet she is not the only one hiding her true face.
[After all, Knife is wearing Barnabas'!! Though, Barnabas likewise has his own secrets, so who are any of them to speak about true faces, really.]