"When we are elected to the Convocation, it is almost exclusively a lifetime appointment. We live for long enough that our names become the titles granted to us. I am Elidibus. It is my name, for as long as the seat was mine to hold - will forever be mine, now that we are gone."
That his people no longer live is a topic he has not touched in detail with Popp, he does not think. Skirted around the fact that his world is gone, perhaps. But now he pulls back some of the curtain.
"But my name, too, will always be Themis. While I hold the mantle of Elidibus the Emissary, I remain Themis the man. In my world, prior to our current Hero, none were left to remember me as I was. Even so, those small handful who know it now will pass through their mortal lifetimes, and once more the name Themis will fade from memory. Elidibus is all that will remain."
His eyes have dried somewhat, with the explanation.
"What that all leads us to, dearest Popp, is that it is my gift to give, and I do so to you gladly. In public, will I remain Elidibus. But to you? I will be Themis, if you are willing to accept this gift."
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That his people no longer live is a topic he has not touched in detail with Popp, he does not think. Skirted around the fact that his world is gone, perhaps. But now he pulls back some of the curtain.
"But my name, too, will always be Themis. While I hold the mantle of Elidibus the Emissary, I remain Themis the man. In my world, prior to our current Hero, none were left to remember me as I was. Even so, those small handful who know it now will pass through their mortal lifetimes, and once more the name Themis will fade from memory. Elidibus is all that will remain."
His eyes have dried somewhat, with the explanation.
"What that all leads us to, dearest Popp, is that it is my gift to give, and I do so to you gladly. In public, will I remain Elidibus. But to you? I will be Themis, if you are willing to accept this gift."