[ Abel accepts this confirmation with a slight and rueful sink of his head in acknowledgment. he doesn't believe himself so terrible a judge of character that he would fail to notice a streak of malice in this young man - one grown powerful enough to cause him to take another's life in callousness. even so, hearing it aloud was just as important as distinguishing the difference between that intent. ]
You're already punishing yourself. I can see it in your eyes.
[ Rand isn't attempting to rationalize nor justify what he'd done. and that, too, is reassuring - even if it's also heartbreaking. ]
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[ Abel accepts this confirmation with a slight and rueful sink of his head in acknowledgment. he doesn't believe himself so terrible a judge of character that he would fail to notice a streak of malice in this young man - one grown powerful enough to cause him to take another's life in callousness. even so, hearing it aloud was just as important as distinguishing the difference between that intent. ]
You're already punishing yourself. I can see it in your eyes.
[ Rand isn't attempting to rationalize nor justify what he'd done. and that, too, is reassuring - even if it's also heartbreaking. ]
...I'm sorry, Rand.