For a second, he'd thought that there was some sort of camaraderie in this. That he wasn't to be completely alone for once when facing what seemed to be an insurmountable task, but...that was too naive, wasn't it?
In the end, it's just people using him to their own ends, and rightly so, and he knows it. His shoulders slump, and there's a bitter twist to his mouth, but his response is sincere enough, at least.]
I know. I won't tell anyone without talking to you about it first, and it's not like I'll tell them about you either way. I'm not that stupid.
[And... well, if he does mess this up, he doesn't want Elizabeth to die for it either. That'd be wrong.]
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For a second, he'd thought that there was some sort of camaraderie in this. That he wasn't to be completely alone for once when facing what seemed to be an insurmountable task, but...that was too naive, wasn't it?
In the end, it's just people using him to their own ends, and rightly so, and he knows it. His shoulders slump, and there's a bitter twist to his mouth, but his response is sincere enough, at least.]
I know. I won't tell anyone without talking to you about it first, and it's not like I'll tell them about you either way. I'm not that stupid.
[And... well, if he does mess this up, he doesn't want Elizabeth to die for it either. That'd be wrong.]