[Coffee is not a beverage that Henry would seek out for himself, but as Maketh loves it, he's fine with drinking it.]
Delight was informative, for their kind.
[He mulls for a short moment on Maketh's words. She's certainly not wrong about all options having undesirable consequences.]
...I question whether one can justify weighing what is best for the community against one's own welfare. In this arena, where lies the divide between practicality and cowardice?
[His spits out the last word with obvious disgust.
In battle there is no uncertainty as to where the line is drawn. But this war of emotions lies far outside of his comfort zone, and he may soon be punished for his incompetency. So is he making his decision according to what will allow him to do his best for the people of Hadriel, or to avoid that which he does not wish to face?
He... worries that the vast well of grief he has refused to touch for over half a year now will destroy him. That sentiment has been there from the beginning. What is new is the knowledge that Sorrow has the potential to shatter his defences.
But his honour will survive only one of those two options, and his honour is his life.]
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Date: 2016-06-09 09:47 am (UTC)[Coffee is not a beverage that Henry would seek out for himself, but as Maketh loves it, he's fine with drinking it.]
Delight was informative, for their kind.
[He mulls for a short moment on Maketh's words. She's certainly not wrong about all options having undesirable consequences.]
...I question whether one can justify weighing what is best for the community against one's own welfare. In this arena, where lies the divide between practicality and cowardice?
[His spits out the last word with obvious disgust.
In battle there is no uncertainty as to where the line is drawn. But this war of emotions lies far outside of his comfort zone, and he may soon be punished for his incompetency. So is he making his decision according to what will allow him to do his best for the people of Hadriel, or to avoid that which he does not wish to face?
He... worries that the vast well of grief he has refused to touch for over half a year now will destroy him. That sentiment has been there from the beginning. What is new is the knowledge that Sorrow has the potential to shatter his defences.
But his honour will survive only one of those two options, and his honour is his life.]