Theodore helped Wick up as she reached for his hand, before turning his attention to the bolt of feline enthusiasm appearing by their side with haste he had only seen from her kind. She knew magic now. The templar nodded at the proof of it, but couldn't help but feel a sting within himself as Katia explained having seen the light, having been told to keep going. Cesar had carried the Light. Katia had carried the Light. Wick had got him back on his feet. And what had he done? Absolutely nothing useful, that's what. He, who strove to be the champion to the Light, had been left to play the role of the fool! The only light that graced him was the cruel imitation of the magnificent force that shone within his body. But perhaps it was yet too early to find oneself wanting. He still had time, didn't he? There would be coming chances...

Even with all this rationale, he could not shake the uneasy feeling. Luckily it would be smothered by the anger that bubbled at the [i]Green Man's[/i] words. They claimed that a war was to be fought without a meaning in this realm. That if the warriors of Light won, it would ultimately make no difference or maybe even make things worse. His words went against all that the templar taught and Theodore balled his hands into fists. Katia had spoken to the man first, but now it was time for the hatred to boil over and erupt from the mouth of the Monster Slayer. Theodore took two steps forward and pointed a finger at the [i]Green Man[/i], showing beyond doubt the animosity he felt between them.

"We will never become pawns to a mindless conflict. Nor will we fight to preserve any shoddy notion of 'balance' between the Light and the Darkness", he began before briefly switching into the language of Celestials, "The Light provides, preserves and perseveres!" He took a few deep breaths, his pointing finger trembling slightly as he prepared to continue his tirade. And when he opened his mouth again, it was again in the common language of the lands: "We have come to strike back the shadow that consumed our home, we have come to return the radiance of Light where unnatural dusk has settled. We have come to save what we can from the cruel fate that befell our home! And yet, [b]yet[/b], you would see our quest as folly?" He retracted the pointing finger and slammed the resulting fist onto his heart. "I swear that as long as I live and breathe, I will not cease driving back the Darkness. Whether that is what this world wants me to do it or not."

[@The Harbinger of Ferocity][@Gordian Nought][@JBRam2002][@Cu Chulainn]