It's dangerous, I'll grant you that. But it's less dangerous than simply fighting them, force against force -- especially seeing as I don't see us winning in any traditional fight. And we need to keep you safe. That's of the utmost importance here.
[ He glances at her, and amends: ] I'm not saying that because I'm fond of you and would prefer you stay out of the line of fire though that is, of course, true. I'm saying that because if you have the capacity to heal them, we're going to need you. For everyone's sake.
[ He begins to walk around the room, shuffling through jars and potions and all sorts of foul smelling things, taking stock of what he has, what can be used. ]
If it were me underneath that spell, I'd more gladly die than to hurt innocents. But I would vastly prefer that someone just poison me and heal my mind afterwards, [ he says with a wry smile. ] That's not always the case. This isn't so terribly unlike something back home, and those, we just killed. There was no other choice.
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[ He glances at her, and amends: ] I'm not saying that because I'm fond of you and would prefer you stay out of the line of fire though that is, of course, true. I'm saying that because if you have the capacity to heal them, we're going to need you. For everyone's sake.
[ He begins to walk around the room, shuffling through jars and potions and all sorts of foul smelling things, taking stock of what he has, what can be used. ]
If it were me underneath that spell, I'd more gladly die than to hurt innocents. But I would vastly prefer that someone just poison me and heal my mind afterwards, [ he says with a wry smile. ] That's not always the case. This isn't so terribly unlike something back home, and those, we just killed. There was no other choice.