[The rhythm is familiar and easy, even moreso with Eurydice's soft voice, giving them a beat to work to, and the three hands makes the work even easier.
When Orpheus finally speaks, it's while Benjamin has paused to take a drink from a water bottle that he brought down from the school, and Benjamin swallows, then offers the bottle to Orpheus, as well.]
It was almost for nothing. [He sounds like... he's not sure what to make of that. The fact that it wasn't. The fact that in the end, the Wizard's own machinations - facsimile of their dead friend as it was - was what provided the final mercy, letting the boy die painless and loved.
He shakes his head. If he thinks too much about the execution, about the dead boy lying not ten feet away, he might not have the strength to keep digging.]
It was the least I could do. For what we had to do to him.
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When Orpheus finally speaks, it's while Benjamin has paused to take a drink from a water bottle that he brought down from the school, and Benjamin swallows, then offers the bottle to Orpheus, as well.]
It was almost for nothing. [He sounds like... he's not sure what to make of that. The fact that it wasn't. The fact that in the end, the Wizard's own machinations - facsimile of their dead friend as it was - was what provided the final mercy, letting the boy die painless and loved.
He shakes his head. If he thinks too much about the execution, about the dead boy lying not ten feet away, he might not have the strength to keep digging.]
It was the least I could do. For what we had to do to him.