Thane Krios: Parting Words (Thane’s Letter to Shepard)

I was asked to try my hand at Thane Krios to fulfill the role for Episode 27 of Koobismo’s Marauder Shields comic. To practice with Thane, I read the following letter that was written in his personal journal, as seen in his dossier in the Lair of the Shadowbroker DLC (Mass Effect 2) or in Mass Effect 3 (if Thane was the player’s love interest).

 

Siha,

I write this with a heavy hand, knowing you will read this letter when I am no longer able to share my thoughts. I am dying, Siha. Perhaps because of the differences between our species, I can hope that time will treat you with kindness and dim the hurt of my passing to faded recollections that a drell would forever remember with perfect clarity.

Selfishly, however, I could not leave this world without leaving a piece of me behind that would never fade.

I once accepted my fate. Nothing remained but a shell destined to die. I only had to choose the when and how of my passing. I had refused to be confined to a bed, gasping horribly as my life beeped away to machinery I had no use for. I thought of my Irikah, broken, bloodied, and betrayed by my absence. Of Kolyat, small and afraid, bravely pushing at his eyes to stem the flow of tears I had entrusted to him to cry… for both our sakes.

The expectation to move swiftly to my end vanished upon meeting with your cause. You awoke me, Shepard. My heart quickened its sluggish beat if only to remain at your side and protect you with everything that I am. I was simply content to watch, take the time left given and praise all I know for allowing me to walk my final days with hope and certainty that I am worthy of more than my cold isolation, solely because you believed.

I love you. If all else whispers back into the tide, know this for fact. By grace given me by the Goddess Arashu, I bid her divine protection to you, my warrior-angel, my Siha, to succeed in your destiny. To light your path through the coming darkness. To give you hope, when all seems lost.

I will await you across the sea.

Thane

 

6 thoughts on “Thane Krios: Parting Words (Thane’s Letter to Shepard)

  1. I LOVE YOU! I already cried at his death seen and because I don’t have a HDMI cable at the moment reading the letter was pretty hard on the tv..I am SO glad I looked it up only to hear a GREAT copy of his voice reading the letter…I love you…but my husband would kill you if we were to ever meet….PLEASE DO MORE!

  2. Ah man.. Thane Krios.. I made the mistake of not romancing Thane, and romanced Garrus instead. God what a mistake. When Thane died, I started crying like a baby. I cried for two days just missing him. I’ve never been so into a character before. It feels so weird, but it feels so right.

  3. No matter how many times I listen to this, I’m still impressed. You captured the integrity of Thane’s character and used that throughout the entire reading. Thank you for this.

  4. That was a very well done mimicking of Thsne, unless you are the real actor in disguise! /shotforconspiracytheories. Lol.
    Thank you for putting this up.

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