It isn't so much a penalty as it is that time isn't changed that simply. Fate and Time are both mistresses that act upon their own wills, and though with our power we can defy them at times, there are some things that simply... cannot be altered.
One such thing is who we used to be in the past, whether our own selves or reincarnation. But altering who we were then is not important.
[Henry looks out over the island.]
The past should never be forgotten, so that it is not repeated. But the person who we were in the past does not determine our path of life.
Christopher was an abandoned child, tossed aside and hated. He became a man of strength and compassion, a religious swordsman who is counted as the royal guard of the king.
I was once a closed-off child -- and even adult -- who only held one very special person to me. I've become a king who attempts to be benevolent in all he does and I have made companions in this place, not the least of whom is you.
[He looks to Ryou, red eyes burning intensely.]
In some past life, you were a cruel thief and some twist of fate means that this spirit plaguing you is that past of yours. But that is your past, Ryou. A past long ago that you have no control over and are no longer connected to. So what if this "past" is a cruel thief?
What of your future, Ryou?
[He looks up now.]
Instead of worrying over those who embody what you used to be... wouldn't your time better be spent turn your attention to the man who you will become?
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One such thing is who we used to be in the past, whether our own selves or reincarnation. But altering who we were then is not important.
[Henry looks out over the island.]
The past should never be forgotten, so that it is not repeated. But the person who we were in the past does not determine our path of life.
Christopher was an abandoned child, tossed aside and hated. He became a man of strength and compassion, a religious swordsman who is counted as the royal guard of the king.
I was once a closed-off child -- and even adult -- who only held one very special person to me. I've become a king who attempts to be benevolent in all he does and I have made companions in this place, not the least of whom is you.
[He looks to Ryou, red eyes burning intensely.]
In some past life, you were a cruel thief and some twist of fate means that this spirit plaguing you is that past of yours. But that is your past, Ryou. A past long ago that you have no control over and are no longer connected to. So what if this "past" is a cruel thief?
What of your future, Ryou?
[He looks up now.]
Instead of worrying over those who embody what you used to be... wouldn't your time better be spent turn your attention to the man who you will become?