THAT'S HOW YOU WRITE A BAD GUY
Posted on April 11, 2018
Turns out Raggleswamp has his own unique way of apologizing. The assignment in their Villainy 101 class was to give a monologue to their study buddy. With their evil teacher watching, Lord Raggleswamp disappoints their professor but makes progress in mending his relationship with Irving. He's addressing Irving in this passage. I like how this shows they aren't friends, but they're more than just enemies. Relationship status: It's complicated.
"My every desire is to make a splash, to have everyone talk about how insidious my schemes are. My schemes. I dishonored myself when I took on the role of minion for someone else. I have no business being a lackey. I executed an evil plan, but it was not of my hatching. I want to do bad, but with my ambitions. I want my acts to only be associated with me. Know that going forward, I will be vile and nasty, but I swear to you this―I will not serve the wishes of another." He drew in a breath. "I will not harm Sarya ever again." The villain closed the notebook before I could glance down. If I had caught a glimpse, it would likely have been of a blank sheet. My gut told me he had spoken from the heart, a corrupt and confused one, but a heart just the same. He hadn't needed or wanted to write any of it down.