#minecraft men swirling in my brain like a pot of soup

[lyraofthestarsss]

GODDDD I AM SO NORMAL SO VERY NORMAL ABOUT THE END OF S1 EP99 OF MINECRAFT DIARIES

The way guards, specifically Laurance, sees emotions and vulnerability as a weakness. If you let your emotions overwhelm you, you leave yourself open to an enemy attack. Emotions, specifically anger, is what directly feeds Laurance’s shadow knight abilities. Emotions are something that you control, not something that you allow yourself to feel

The battle is finally over. The misunderstanding with Nicole’s kidnapping is cleared and Scaleswind has finally surrendered. Aphmau is overjoyed by this news. They won. They won! All of that fear and worry that they won’t make it out alive, that they won’t see their friends and family again, is finally gone. Scaleswind is now their ally, the fighting is over, they won

And yet, in her moment of pure happiness, she forgets that O’Khasis is still a threat. She forgets that the battle is over, and not the war. She forgets that the whole reason they’re fighting in the first place is because Zane wants the amulet they tried so hard to hide and protect

And in this moment of weakness, she tells Garroth that Laurance has the amulet

Where does Garroth find Laurance? At the foot of Ungrth’s grave. Deep in thought, completely unaware of his surroundings. He’s… happy. The battle is over. He can let down his walls for even just a moment. He’s probably telling Ungrth that they won. That they’re safe. That they’re no longer at war

And when he sees Garroth appear behind him, he doesn’t put those walls back up. Even if he’s been acting strange for the past few days, Laurance doesn’t see him as a threat. The guards of Phoenix drop have something of a brother-ship. A close, tightknit bond full of respect and love for one another. And for Garroth and Laurance, maybe that bond goes deeper than that

He tells Garroth that he’ll hold onto the amulet just a little bit longer, not because he doesn’t trust him, but because he doesn’t see a reason to pass it on. Laurance has held this dangerous and very powerful amulet all this time, it only felt right to hold onto it just a little while longer

Laurance trusts Garroth enough to turn his back to him. He’s allowing himself to be vulnerable with him around. He trusts Garroth with his life.

I can only imagine the pain he feels when Garroth uses that moment of vulnerability to knock him out cold and steal the amulet from him