[...He was about to say something along the lines of how, by giving them choices, they would have a chance--That they wouldn't be doomed.
But then the evoker falls to the floor and there is a sword pressed far-too-close to his chest, and he pauses for a long moment, utterly silent.
...
A sigh.]
Ryoji. I already told you--nothing you do will change my mind.
I refuse to take away peoples' last chances, their last choices. Those are theirs to decide what to do with, not mine.
[...He really is utterly at Ryoji's mercy at this point, having no means with which to defend himself at all. ...But he is calm, if serious and, perhaps, a little saddened. ...Because he trusts Ryoji.]
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Date: 2011-01-29 12:40 pm (UTC)But then the evoker falls to the floor and there is a sword pressed far-too-close to his chest, and he pauses for a long moment, utterly silent.
...
A sigh.]
Ryoji. I already told you--nothing you do will change my mind.
I refuse to take away peoples' last chances, their last choices. Those are theirs to decide what to do with, not mine.
[...He really is utterly at Ryoji's mercy at this point, having no means with which to defend himself at all. ...But he is calm, if serious and, perhaps, a little saddened. ...Because he trusts Ryoji.]