[ Funny, how that remark puts so many things into focus.
So that's how it is with her. To protect herself and move forward, she'd carve out her very own heart in a manner of speaking. Sothis would expect no less from someone who seemed to have quite lofty goals — based on how everyone else speaks of her, based on her own assessment, based on a gut feeling.
Then again, perhaps she didn't have a choice in the matter; her heart was carved out for her, and she simply chose to replace it with a fire that wouldn't die.
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So that's how it is with her. To protect herself and move forward, she'd carve out her very own heart in a manner of speaking. Sothis would expect no less from someone who seemed to have quite lofty goals — based on how everyone else speaks of her, based on her own assessment, based on a gut feeling.
Then again, perhaps she didn't have a choice in the matter; her heart was carved out for her, and she simply chose to replace it with a fire that wouldn't die.
She can respect that. ]
She may have died, but her memory lives on.
[ A quiet statement, almost curious in a way. ]