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My Trust
by Seven
Disclaimer:
Earth: Final Conflict and its characters are
copyrighted by Tribune Entertainment Company. All rights reserved.
Note from Author: Another short first-person
story from Da'an's POV. Takes place at the end of "Thicker Than Blood."
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The Embassy is silent, now that Liam is gone. He is angry, angry that I had
to make this choice. It was difficult for me... but I know that in the long
run, the sacrifice of those Resistance members will benefit both the Taelons
and humanity.
Left alone... I think on how many times I have been lied to. Zo'or. Boone. Sandoval. Marquette. And now, I think, Liam.
I wonder what he keeps quiet, far from my knowledge. Humanity is all that he has ever known, and I wish it were not so. Perhaps he would understand my decision then.
But he cannot understand. This is one of my many griefs.
I sit in my chair and think over the past. It is my dearest wish that Liam and Zo'or could understand my feelings.
But Zo'or... has been so closed off, for so long, that I fear we may never be given the opportunity to comprehend each other's emotions.
And Liam... why cannot he look deeper? I wish that he could, see more of the Taelons and our struggle, and seek to comprehend. But I cannot tell him more than I have already... I would risk a terrible betrayal of my species. Perhaps our rift may be repaired someday... but he is angry today.
Still I sit, alone, in the dimming light. Night falls on the city. And I think on those that trusted me... and that I trusted.
