No. You're very different people, and I'm here for myself.
[Even when he suspected her of starting the killing, he never viewed her the same way he views the Tsaritsa.
Though, that said--]
Isn't that what we are, though? Our indulgences help you, as well as ourselves, but you have power over us that we couldn't fight against, if we wanted to. [Not with all the abilities they have at their disposal, and not with their ability to revive.] What else does that make us?
[To his credit, he does try to say it gently. He doesn't seem that bothered about it, either. Just accepting, as if this is nothing outside the usual.]
That doesn't bother you, does it? [she knows the answer, but maybe she just likes hearing it from him to know what is and isn't real. also please ignore the absolute elation from the emotional feedback thanks to using her real name.]
No, of course not. [IRIS YOUR FEELINGS.] I'm content with the path I walk, but it is a narrow one, and very bloody. I don't want my family to walk it with me, either.
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Have I been treating you the way I would the Tsaritsa, you mean?
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No. You're very different people, and I'm here for myself.
[Even when he suspected her of starting the killing, he never viewed her the same way he views the Tsaritsa.
Though, that said--]
Isn't that what we are, though? Our indulgences help you, as well as ourselves, but you have power over us that we couldn't fight against, if we wanted to. [Not with all the abilities they have at their disposal, and not with their ability to revive.] What else does that make us?
[To his credit, he does try to say it gently. He doesn't seem that bothered about it, either. Just accepting, as if this is nothing outside the usual.]
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I was just wondering. That's all.
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[But he shrugs.]
But, as I've said before--this is a reflection of me, not you. I don't expect anyone else to think the way I do.
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I'd be concerned if you did agree with it, Iris.
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Then...guess you can just say I'm on the path next to you for as long as I can be. They'll divide eventually, but until then...[a shrug.]