[A difficult choice. Rome has never been good at making decisions- most of the time, they're made for him and he goes along with them. Orders, he understands. They're clear, taking responsibility from him and allowing him to operate in a very rigid framework. He's more comfortable that way.
Deciding for himself isn't a skill he's ever needed to refine, and now that he's faced with the choice, it's harder than he could have thought. He'd meant to do as Rey asked, fully intended on remaining loyal to the Guard when they spoke, but now that Maketh is in front of him and asking for his loyalty, he finds himself faltering.
Loyalty has always been his defining trait, as it is for most others of his kind. His superiors had abused that and crafted it into a loyalty to a system, a military, a government, but it has instinctively always been stronger when attached to people. His handler, whether or not they deserve it. His pack, what little interaction they may have had.
[Assuming that Rey hasn't asked someone to watch him as well. But the guard is stretched thin as it is- and besides, he'd be able to smell someone in the shadows long before they follow him anywhere.]
What should I tell miss Rey?
[Those lying lessons might have to come sooner rather than later.]
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mismanagement) wrote2016-01-25 02:02 pm
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That gives you a choice, then. You can be loyal to her, or you can follow where I lead.
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Deciding for himself isn't a skill he's ever needed to refine, and now that he's faced with the choice, it's harder than he could have thought. He'd meant to do as Rey asked, fully intended on remaining loyal to the Guard when they spoke, but now that Maketh is in front of him and asking for his loyalty, he finds himself faltering.
Loyalty has always been his defining trait, as it is for most others of his kind. His superiors had abused that and crafted it into a loyalty to a system, a military, a government, but it has instinctively always been stronger when attached to people. His handler, whether or not they deserve it. His pack, what little interaction they may have had.
Maketh.
He nods once, slowly. It feels heavy in the air.]
...I'm yours.
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Maketh nods just once.]
There is a lab in Spire 1. The door is trapped. You'll find the weapon inside. Rey intends to destroy it, and I cannot have that.
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[He doesn't do anything by half-measures. He's all-in now, for better or worse.]
What needs to be done?
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[Her voice is perfectly cool.]
I don't particularly care where you put it, so long as it remains intact.
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[Assuming that Rey hasn't asked someone to watch him as well. But the guard is stretched thin as it is- and besides, he'd be able to smell someone in the shadows long before they follow him anywhere.]
What should I tell miss Rey?
[Those lying lessons might have to come sooner rather than later.]