"That- Yes." He could use that. He even manages to scrounge up something like a sincere smile for Alistair. It is not quite the same but it is something like a sincere smile. It is all he can offer.
And they are talking about the thing, again. Marvelous.
"I am single handedly beating the countryside into submission as most would tell it. I am going to be hurt. I am going to bleed for people and causes I could not give less of a fuck about." He doesn't care. So much is set before him and he. Does not. Care. "But taking a blow to keep you safe, even if it is simply in ensuring your absence from the danger? That is something I chose. I do not get to choose much, Alistair."
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And they are talking about the thing, again. Marvelous.
"I am single handedly beating the countryside into submission as most would tell it. I am going to be hurt. I am going to bleed for people and causes I could not give less of a fuck about." He doesn't care. So much is set before him and he. Does not. Care. "But taking a blow to keep you safe, even if it is simply in ensuring your absence from the danger? That is something I chose. I do not get to choose much, Alistair."
Let him have this.