#<3 thank u again oasis my fren ily

[mistreaders-requiem]

Choose a character. They get one wish. They can wish for absolutely anything they want in the world. They could wish to be an Elder Dragon. However, they must use this wish "selfishly". What do they wish for? - moonlit-grove

Bonus question: If Viil were not the commander, what would he be doing in life?

So it's 11pm for me and I couldn't sleep bc it's somehow humid even with air-conditioning- thank you for this well timed ask, fren @moonlit-grove !!

When I read "selfishly" my instincts told me to omit Nohsi, the local good lad...but then again... I realized many of my toons would have some pretty selfish wants anyway (just...nothing as wild as wishing to be a dragon-), even if they've either moved on or forgotten about it at this point in the general timeline.

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Nohsi would wish for Impyerno never having fallen to Nightmare. He'd wish for them to be as they were as saplings, friends who were close enough to act like brothers- to actually be brothers. Now I know at first it sounds selfless, but he's also making that wish to free himself from a convoluted feeling of guilt every time he's reminded of Imp's existence. (Thanks Skull/girls you taught me about this kind of guilt and how it's apparently selfish.)

Barnaby would feel horrible if anyone in Alloy found out about this, but... Sometimes he still thinks of what could have been with Flare Warband. How far up he could have taken them in the ranks, how he could have had a clear shot for Blood Centurion if Steelbane didn't screw him over. With this wish, he could ask for Flare's former renown, be at the reigns of a Warband again, and make rank like he used to...

Simply put, Impyerno would have unapologetically wished for power. Not authoritative power over the Court and whatever else, but physically and mentally if it means reaching superiority over everyone.

And Viilhelm... Well... He'd wish he didn't let Steag Frostbeard and his Svanir goons trap him in the mists. He'd wish that history would change that particular day, so that it was his legend to have been a brave young hunter who protected Havroun Solvi and his Apprentice before they were even harmed.

Speaking of Viilhelm, and going back to the bonus question...

I mean, if he weren't the Commander after his predecesor handed that role over to him (after the events of HoT), and if he weren't chosen by Aurene... He'd be a dead man to everyone who knew of him (Except for his sister, Eir, and The Order of Whispers). He would have been indefinitely stuck as an assassin and infiltrator for the Order that grants him assylum... Thinking about it now, this life would have really sucked for Viil... I mean, what's left in the life a Norn who can't ever forge a legend of his own anymore?

#the blossoms answer #<3 thank u again oasis my fren ily