Fiction Activity

Competition
[Voice Workshop] Dialogue I
Textual submission

1. [Alara Deathbane]( https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/character_sheets/9059)
2. [Shadow Palpatine Nighthunter]( https://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/character_sheets/9118)

**Prompt: Disagreement**

Alara knocked on her sister’s bedroom door. “Shadow, wake up.”
“What’s going on? Why are you waking me up so late?” A very tired female echoed behind the door.
“It’s important. Quick. Let me in.” Alara pushed.
Shadow opened the door, “What’s going on?”
Alara barged in and closed the door behind her. “I have to run.”
“What?”
“Yes. I’m leaving Scholae Palatinae. I have to.” The Rollmaster retorted.
“Why? What’s going on? Surely we can-“
“No. We can’t fix things. Not this time. Mune and Elincia want me dead. I *have* to go. If it weren’t for Jaelle I’d fight back, but I can’t risk putting her in danger. Surely you understand.” Alara looked towards her nephews’ bedroom door.
“No, Alara. I can take Jaelle. Or Gregryck can. There is no need for you to go. Not now… Your nephews need you.” Shadow shook her head. “I need you.”
“Don’t do this to me, Shadow!” Alara’s voice raised higher than a whisper. “You know I’d stay if I could, especially due to circumstances. But I don’t see a way out of this. I can’t rise against the Empress by myself, and even if you helped me it would put your Aedile role in danger. I can’t risk making you lose *everything*.”
“This isn’t right.” Shadow growled, “We need to stick together. That’s something we have never been able to do. Why is that?”
The older sister couldn’t tell whether Shadow was angry or wounded. “Shadow. We will be together again someday. I promise.”
“You can’t do this to me. Not again.” Shadow raised her voice.
“Don’t scare the children!” Alara scowled.
“So *now* you’re concerned about children’s needs? You weren’t too concerned when you killed mother and father and left me as an orphan.”
“Shadow, don’t do this,” the Seer warned. “I may have had a choice then, but I do not have a choice now.”
“You’re leaving me and the twins behind when we have **nothing** left! Absolutely nothing!”
“You have your reputation here, you have your freedom. I do not, Shadow. It’s been taken away from me. I have to run. Jae’lle needs me to. As does my future.” She spoke with an oddly calm demeanor.
“You never deal with your problems! You just run and run and expect them all to be fixed for you!” Shadow snapped. “You don’t care who you leave behind to clean up the mess!”
“What do you expect me to do? Put everything and everyone I have in danger? Elincia means business, Shadow! You know that better than anyone! She may appear lazy and forthcoming in her demeanor sometimes, but when she wants to get shit done she will! And right now she plans to murder me!”
“Go then. See if I come saving the day this time.” Shadow glared and turned away.
“Don’t do this, Shadow. I’ll come back when its safe. When it all blows over. Or you can come visit me. You know I always have a place for you and the boys.” Alara held back her emotion.
“Really? Your actions give me no reasoning to believe that. Be gone. Leave me to mourn my husband.” Shadow started to walk away.
“Shadow, I loved him too!” Alara snapped back.
Shadow’s mournful eyes suddenly ignited and turned towards her sister, “Don’t you say it.”
“He was my brother, Shadow,” Alara’s amber eyes filled with tears, “He actually provided you safety that I never could. Sure we had our fights and our hatred at first, but when I knew he could protect you, I trusted him and loved him as my *kin*.”
“Of all the things you could say right now, Alara, that was a huge mistake. You’ve hurt me more than our parents’ death ever could. Pretense will never forgive how you treated him during what was left of his life. Leave. Now.”
Alara turned towards the door. “I’ll be with Arcona. I think it’s the safest place for me to be right now. I have a rendezvous arranging my departure to Estle City. Come find me when you change your mind.”
“Of course you’re going *there*. And what do I tell Jorm? How do you plan on cleaning up your relationship with him?” Shadow scoffed.
“Tell him what you like. Whatever is less painful for him.” Alara’s head fell as she exited the bedroom chamber. “Until next time, Shadow. Whenever that is. I love-“
“No,” Shadow closed the door behind her, “you don’t.”