[asking him to live. to not do what gideon did. he knows thancred would have, and he knows that it means instead, he had to watch someone he cares about do the exact same thing. that someone else could have truly lost her life to spare his.
but he's a selfish person, he knows he is, and he's-- relieved it didn't happen. a part of him is quietly moved that thancred actually held off for him.]
Don't forgive me too quickly. I near let her take my head off, despite it.
[He motions vaguely to the side of his face that's cut up — and the one injury that looks different from the others, vertical down his eye instead of across his cheek like the rest.]
But no. After I was pronounced "winner", and we had summarily failed the exam, they brought her back. They just didn't see fit to mend her hand while they were at it.
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[asking him to live. to not do what gideon did. he knows thancred would have, and he knows that it means instead, he had to watch someone he cares about do the exact same thing. that someone else could have truly lost her life to spare his.
but he's a selfish person, he knows he is, and he's-- relieved it didn't happen. a part of him is quietly moved that thancred actually held off for him.]
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[He motions vaguely to the side of his face that's cut up — and the one injury that looks different from the others, vertical down his eye instead of across his cheek like the rest.]
But no. After I was pronounced "winner", and we had summarily failed the exam, they brought her back. They just didn't see fit to mend her hand while they were at it.
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[mildly; it's a little teasing, as much as he can muster up right now.]
...they didn't see fit to med you either, save some concern for yourself.
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[smash cut to the 9000 times in our cyoa channel that we were reminded YOU CAN USE MAGIC TO HEAL YOURSELVES and then we didn't
Anyway, he swallows hard.]
I'd hoped I'd not have to relive...that. Again. Having my body taken from me.