Alois & Shamir B

Shamir
Alois.

Alois
WHAAAARGH! A GHOST!

Alois
I'm sorry! Forgive me, forgive me! Please, forgive me!

Shamir
Calm down. It's just me.

Alois
Th-that voice, it's...Shamir? Ah, it's Shamir!

Alois
Whew... You frightened me. My heart was beating so hard, I thought it would burst out my nose.

Shamir
Your heart's in your chest. Not your head.

Alois
Can you try not to be so stealthy when you're approaching a fellow knight?

Shamir
Your reaction was excessive. Are you afraid of ghosts?

Alois
Uh... I suppose there's no point in hiding it. I'm terrified of them.

Shamir
Terrified? Of ghosts?

Alois
...

Shamir
I didn't mean to pry. There's no need to—

Alois
No, no. I want to get it off my chest.

Alois
That time when we were on our way back from a mission. Do you remember what I asked you?

Shamir
You asked if I ever think about the people I've killed.

Alois
Yes. You said you never do, but me, I... I can't go a day without thinking about them.

Alois
The feel of my weapon cutting through them, their twisted faces, their cries of pain. And that awful scent of blood...

Alois
I was carrying out my duties. But...but that doesn't make it easier for me to forget.

Alois
And the dead haven't forgotten me either.

Alois
Their hatred, their resentment, their curses... One day, the spirits will set upon me for revenge!

Shamir
I apologize for striking you, but it had to be done. Have you calmed down?

Alois
Yes, thanks... I needed that.

Shamir
I'm surprised someone like you managed to become a knight. Or perhaps that's why you became one...

Shamir
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