[Much for his merit, he listens to Karna. He doesn't interrupt, and he doesn't bark out arguments or call out his doubts to what the other is saying. He's got the eyes of Ra, after all, and it was quite difficult to lie to him so long as he's paying attention.
But Karna's voice was solid and true throughout his answer. His speech was clear of any hesitation, and it was spoken from the heart. Even someone like Ozymandias couldn't see misleading lies in such blatant truth, even if he cannot understand it. Which, he doesn't. At all. Everything about this baffles him. To give one's life for the people...
It was something a Pharaoh did, not a warrior from a country that did not hold the blessings of Ra.
He reaches forward, fingers smoothing over Karna's chin to take a good look at his face. Pulling him forward with that hand as he finishes speaking, accepting that death might be in his future without a single flicker of fear in those umbral ringed eyes.]
Wonderful.
[His lips move into a wide, wide grin. His eyes sparkle with an oddly gleeful look as he lets go of Karna's face, throwing his arms out as he roars out a loud, raucous bout of laughter.]
Wonderful! Truly, you are like like the Nile, as well! Never bending and moving straight forward--but always giving to those around them regardless of what goes on around it.
To be as the Nile is to be as a Pharaoh--and that sort of attitude I have always held a fondness for.
No, I shall not have you killed in front of a crowd. It would be a waste of a soul such as yours--no, I will not squash it. Surely, the gods would shame me for such a thing.
I have decided. While you cannot be my wife, there is no reason you cannot be my consort. Your beauty is matched only by the purity of your soul, and I have decided I wish to keep it for myself!
Your interest in the scenery around you had best remain aflame, as these streets will now become your home. Its people, your people. I would only hope you grow to love them as you have your own.
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Date: 2018-10-03 01:40 am (UTC)But Karna's voice was solid and true throughout his answer. His speech was clear of any hesitation, and it was spoken from the heart. Even someone like Ozymandias couldn't see misleading lies in such blatant truth, even if he cannot understand it. Which, he doesn't. At all. Everything about this baffles him. To give one's life for the people...
It was something a Pharaoh did, not a warrior from a country that did not hold the blessings of Ra.
He reaches forward, fingers smoothing over Karna's chin to take a good look at his face. Pulling him forward with that hand as he finishes speaking, accepting that death might be in his future without a single flicker of fear in those umbral ringed eyes.]
Wonderful.
[His lips move into a wide, wide grin. His eyes sparkle with an oddly gleeful look as he lets go of Karna's face, throwing his arms out as he roars out a loud, raucous bout of laughter.]
Wonderful! Truly, you are like like the Nile, as well! Never bending and moving straight forward--but always giving to those around them regardless of what goes on around it.
To be as the Nile is to be as a Pharaoh--and that sort of attitude I have always held a fondness for.
No, I shall not have you killed in front of a crowd. It would be a waste of a soul such as yours--no, I will not squash it. Surely, the gods would shame me for such a thing.
I have decided. While you cannot be my wife, there is no reason you cannot be my consort. Your beauty is matched only by the purity of your soul, and I have decided I wish to keep it for myself!
Your interest in the scenery around you had best remain aflame, as these streets will now become your home. Its people, your people. I would only hope you grow to love them as you have your own.