[ says rand al'thor of all fucking people on the planet. but that's his only interruption as ernesto makes his point. and he's right to, because there is a difference. the man had attacked rand for stepping between him and some mouthy bloodite civilians. and, in truth, if he'd known rand for an aion of the pleroma — there's no question that he would've attacked to kill. crushed rand's shard or taken it to the kenoma, and then he would've been in worse straits, wouldn't he, because a shard is harder to rescue than a person. he's had time enough to consider how akua and ernesto would've failed — suffered worse — if the kenoma hadn't chosen to leave him alive in that cell.
he's quiet a long, long moment, and maybe that's indication enough that he has to concede the point. if he had an argument, wouldn't he have said it as quickly as the rest? instead, he breathes out, watching as ernesto looks to the ceiling with a strange, troubled expression. and the fact that he isn't being watched makes this easier to admit: ]
It's not the first time this has happened.
[ defenseless civilians hurt for his sake. and worse. ]
no subject
[ says rand al'thor of all fucking people on the planet. but that's his only interruption as ernesto makes his point. and he's right to, because there is a difference. the man had attacked rand for stepping between him and some mouthy bloodite civilians. and, in truth, if he'd known rand for an aion of the pleroma — there's no question that he would've attacked to kill. crushed rand's shard or taken it to the kenoma, and then he would've been in worse straits, wouldn't he, because a shard is harder to rescue than a person. he's had time enough to consider how akua and ernesto would've failed — suffered worse — if the kenoma hadn't chosen to leave him alive in that cell.
he's quiet a long, long moment, and maybe that's indication enough that he has to concede the point. if he had an argument, wouldn't he have said it as quickly as the rest? instead, he breathes out, watching as ernesto looks to the ceiling with a strange, troubled expression. and the fact that he isn't being watched makes this easier to admit: ]
It's not the first time this has happened.
[ defenseless civilians hurt for his sake. and worse. ]