He pulled away from her, sitting up sharply. Too sharply - the stabbing pain it brought to his abused body was enough to render him pale and speechless for a moment. When he did speak, though, his voice was absolutely firm.
"If you took us away from here, it would be worse than dying. It isn't just honour. Our whole lives are in this fight. Roland knows that, else I truly believe the Tower would call louder than his duty." In the darkness, he nonetheless met her eyes. "Kaine. My father died for this war. My mother, my ka-tel, my friends, my lovers. My great-great-great-great grandfathers are buried under this ground. Maybe it's stupidity, but it's not honour, and it's not courage either. I would rather throw my guns in the river and myself after them than leave here without trying to defend it. Roland might force me away of my own free will. But even Roland only might."
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Date: 2015-02-25 02:47 am (UTC)"If you took us away from here, it would be worse than dying. It isn't just honour. Our whole lives are in this fight. Roland knows that, else I truly believe the Tower would call louder than his duty." In the darkness, he nonetheless met her eyes. "Kaine. My father died for this war. My mother, my ka-tel, my friends, my lovers. My great-great-great-great grandfathers are buried under this ground. Maybe it's stupidity, but it's not honour, and it's not courage either. I would rather throw my guns in the river and myself after them than leave here without trying to defend it. Roland might force me away of my own free will. But even Roland only might."