Adventure the Third

[philip_charming]

[Coming back to the cottage from the battle with the statue, Philip took care of his horse Samson, moving on autopilot... then just slumped in a chair even as the horse flopped onto a carpet nearby.

Just give him a minute, he'll reach for the bandages soon... Right now, he'll just sit and stare at his battered and aching hands.]

I helped today. I know I did. Lives were saved by my actions; mine, and those of others. But what do you say to the people that died anyway?

What do you do, when your best just isn't good enough?

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[philip-charming.livejournal.com]

[...Well!

Hello there, tiny... round... mask with hands? And a sword? BZUUUH?

Still, it seemed like a fairly knowledgeable mask.]

A likelihood, yes- but not a fact guaranteed. And the butcher's bill isn't meant to be paid by those outside the fighting.

[After all, he IS a Disney prince. And he HAS managed to save the day without losing anyone at least once already.]

[maskedchivalry.livejournal.com]

[ go ahead, be shocked. he gets that a lot from humans. ]

And yet it is not an uncommon occurrence.

Take my word for this; weighing yourself down with guilt will not change anything. You only cause yourself personal pain. Mourn those that were lost, but not for longer than required.

[philip-charming.livejournal.com]

[Maybe a little bewildered, but frankly you're not all THAT outlandish to him. Just another strange fairy magical creature to deal with.]

It has been in my experience.

I'll not let it push me off my path... but still, they deserve to be remembered.

[maskedchivalry.livejournal.com]

[ not a fairy!! fairies don't have badass swords and bat wings!!!! ]

That is a given. The very least that they deserve is respect.

[philip-charming.livejournal.com]

[Clearly YOU haven't been hanging with the right kind of fairy! Besides, even if that was true, Philip didn't say/think NUTHIN'.]

Not nearly so given as all of that; it's all to easy to move on and forget... and then the same sort of situation happens all over again, and you're at a loss.

[It's important not to take respect for granted, you know.]