[ there's a little twist of wry — maybe not humor. not exactly levity, to his voice. but something in that direction, as if he's trying to get there. he knows ernesto hasn't forgotten, of course. he hasn't, and he won't. that's not a very forgettable thing, is it.
and the kenoma had been so clear. everything they'd done to him had been about the crime he'd committed. actions, consequences. he had committed it. he did deserve something for that. not being taken to achamoth, but — that isn't what happened in the end anyway.
so, no, he didn't just exist. he didn't just believe something they don't. that was inevitably part of it, but eleanor wasn't hurt for that. but people have been, will be hurt for his existence. ernesto is one of them, and he knows that for sure now. not the broken arm, or not only that. but one day, he will die. and he knows in a real way now that that is going to do damage. and even before that...
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[ there's a little twist of wry — maybe not humor. not exactly levity, to his voice. but something in that direction, as if he's trying to get there. he knows ernesto hasn't forgotten, of course. he hasn't, and he won't. that's not a very forgettable thing, is it.
and the kenoma had been so clear. everything they'd done to him had been about the crime he'd committed. actions, consequences. he had committed it. he did deserve something for that. not being taken to achamoth, but — that isn't what happened in the end anyway.
so, no, he didn't just exist. he didn't just believe something they don't. that was inevitably part of it, but eleanor wasn't hurt for that. but people have been, will be hurt for his existence. ernesto is one of them, and he knows that for sure now. not the broken arm, or not only that. but one day, he will die. and he knows in a real way now that that is going to do damage. and even before that...
even before that, the war is still going on. ]