If it were just him trying to will himself, he might not be able to. But someone else’s command is like a rope down a well to hold onto, and he gets to his feet, only swaying a little, catching himself and the steadying against the tree. He couldn’t carry Sothe any further, granted, but he can at least stagger whenever Revan wants him to go.]
Please tell me you know where they are. [ What he wants in his heart is for her to tell him it’s certain that there’s a fix, but he doesn’t say that, knows better than to demand too much certainty in the face of hardship.] I’ll watch your back.
[It’s an offer more out of willingness than capability; he’s not going to be a ton of use as anything more than a meat-shield. And he knows that. But ridden of skill down to just flesh and bone, it’s all he can put on the table.]
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If it were just him trying to will himself, he might not be able to. But someone else’s command is like a rope down a well to hold onto, and he gets to his feet, only swaying a little, catching himself and the steadying against the tree. He couldn’t carry Sothe any further, granted, but he can at least stagger whenever Revan wants him to go.]
Please tell me you know where they are. [ What he wants in his heart is for her to tell him it’s certain that there’s a fix, but he doesn’t say that, knows better than to demand too much certainty in the face of hardship.] I’ll watch your back.
[It’s an offer more out of willingness than capability; he’s not going to be a ton of use as anything more than a meat-shield. And he knows that. But ridden of skill down to just flesh and bone, it’s all he can put on the table.]