Or that's something you can do when someone has your back through much of your life, rather than no one having it.
[He grimaces a moment later and sighs. He doesn't want an argument, and that came out sounding sharper than he wanted. Anders tries again, this time without the anger in his voice.]
Some people didn't have the options others did. So different paths from the start, yes. But we may be headed for similar destinations.
[ She only ever spoke up about the eluvian, and look at how that turned out. Merrill just raises an eyebrow at him, but he drops it, and she shakes her head a moment later. ]
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[ So that's. Something? ??? ]
And that might actually happen anyway, so it wouldn't even be a lie!
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I wish I could hide in plain sight half as easily as you do. I don't know how you manage it.
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[He leans forward to rest his elbows on his knees, playing with one of Purrelden's ears until she rolls over and starts batting at his hand.]
And now if I'm quiet it seems a sort of surrender. I can't go back. Forward is the only direction available.
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[ but maybe that's just her ]
We have different paths. Similar destinations though, I think.
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[He grimaces a moment later and sighs. He doesn't want an argument, and that came out sounding sharper than he wanted. Anders tries again, this time without the anger in his voice.]
Some people didn't have the options others did. So different paths from the start, yes. But we may be headed for similar destinations.
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And now, here we all are.
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[A beat, and then he nods to himself, gathering Purrelden up.]
Let me know what they say, when you talk with them?
[He's had a rough mission, he's a little tired, and while the company was nice, he's still working out what he thinks and feels about Merrill.]