Zed frowns, and bows his head as he tries to put words to it. For a few seconds, all he manages are a few false starts before going back to thinking on his answer. In the end, though, he can't come up with a better explanation than he did back then. So, that's the one he gives.
"...life isn't so bad. Why should I try to bring about 'more death' when 'life' is so much better?" He darts a glance up at Maron, to try and gauge her reaction to this.
Filgaia had, up until recently, been a barren, dying place. But it had still been alive and turning, and he'd been charmed by it when he'd finally had the chance to see a bit of the world for himself. Real and true life, not the parody of it that he and the other Demons were.
And when Maron mentions "corrupting souls", it's her turn to get an odd look. He might already be in up to his neck, but Zed chooses his next words very, very carefully.
"I do not know much about 'corrupting' souls. Or even about souls at all. Of all of us...Alzahad knew the most about that sort of thing. And I wonder if he might still be alive. Even if I was as smart as he was, though, I would never do something like that to anyone."
He'd been in awe of Alzahad's abilities at the start. Really, he still was. But Zed could understand that Alzahad's victims probably hadn't shared the same appreciation, even when he'd warped them into something unrecognizable. He knew now that Alzahad was evil, even if he was family.
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Zed frowns, and bows his head as he tries to put words to it. For a few seconds, all he manages are a few false starts before going back to thinking on his answer. In the end, though, he can't come up with a better explanation than he did back then. So, that's the one he gives.
"...life isn't so bad. Why should I try to bring about 'more death' when 'life' is so much better?" He darts a glance up at Maron, to try and gauge her reaction to this.
Filgaia had, up until recently, been a barren, dying place. But it had still been alive and turning, and he'd been charmed by it when he'd finally had the chance to see a bit of the world for himself. Real and true life, not the parody of it that he and the other Demons were.
And when Maron mentions "corrupting souls", it's her turn to get an odd look. He might already be in up to his neck, but Zed chooses his next words very, very carefully.
"I do not know much about 'corrupting' souls. Or even about souls at all. Of all of us...Alzahad knew the most about that sort of thing. And I wonder if he might still be alive. Even if I was as smart as he was, though, I would never do something like that to anyone."
He'd been in awe of Alzahad's abilities at the start. Really, he still was. But Zed could understand that Alzahad's victims probably hadn't shared the same appreciation, even when he'd warped them into something unrecognizable. He knew now that Alzahad was evil, even if he was family.