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I sleep beside an intruding [[Pyramid (Io)|Pyramid]]. I am deep in its shadow. Back in the [[Tower (Destiny 2)|Tower]], beneath the Traveler, could they understand how I am vacuum welded to the enemy? | I sleep beside an intruding [[Pyramid (Io)|Pyramid]]. I am deep in its shadow. Back in the [[Tower (Destiny 2)|Tower]], beneath the Traveler, could they understand how I am vacuum welded to the enemy? | ||
[[Ikora Rey|Ikora]] would understand. She studied the Taken with me, despite the risks. And [[Zavala]] values foresight. But he also fears the next [[Lysander]], the next [[Toland, the Shattered|Toland]]. The next [[Dredgen Yor|Rezyl Azzir]]. He fears what I could teach his [[Guardian]]s. He is weary of being the one to say "No," when all his Guardians shout "Yes, yes!" But it is his duty, and he loves when duty hurts. | [[Ikora Rey|Ikora]] would understand. She studied the [[Taken]] with me, despite the risks. And [[Zavala]] values foresight. But he also fears the next [[Lysander]], the next [[Toland, the Shattered|Toland]]. The next [[Dredgen Yor|Rezyl Azzir]]. He fears what I could teach his [[Guardian]]s. He is weary of being the one to say "No," when all his Guardians shout "Yes, yes!" But it is his duty, and he loves when duty hurts. | ||
<nowiki>[Forceful, angled cuts—]</nowiki> | <nowiki>[Forceful, angled cuts—]</nowiki> | ||
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<nowiki>[Report by VanNet encrypted router.]</nowiki> | <nowiki>[Report by VanNet encrypted router.]</nowiki> | ||
This logograph suggests purification through reduction, ablution, or sacrifice. It may draw an ironic comparison between the | This logograph suggests purification through reduction, ablution, or sacrifice. It may draw an ironic comparison between the Taken and our own relationship to the Traveler. I am sure the idea that we are "Light Taken" is a popular heresy, but the difference should be plain. We do not lose the capacity to choose; we make our own fate. | ||
<nowiki>[Personal notes, scratched in Hive leather with a flake of Ionian stone.]</nowiki> | <nowiki>[Personal notes, scratched in Hive leather with a flake of Ionian stone.]</nowiki> | ||