[ He can tell she's going to argue. Could tell from her initial response, really, but it's the set of her jaw that warns him what's coming.
The most frustrating thing is he wants a different ending. Wishes he could guarantee that he was going to get out of this fully intact. But there are no guarantees in life, certainly not in the Barrel. And definitely not in this instance where they have everything stacked against them. He knows she fears the loss as much as he does—it isn't as though he takes pleasure in knowing he could leave her alone. ]
If I had an alternative do you think I'd be doing this? I put us in this corner, Inej, and I'm not going to let everyone swing because of it.
[ They don't deserve it. He's the one that convinced them it was good. ] I need you to stay here to get them out. All of them will listen to you.
[ Nina might be able to wrangle them but she's still worried about those grisha in the Ravkan quarter. ]
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Date: 2021-02-08 12:02 am (UTC)The most frustrating thing is he wants a different ending. Wishes he could guarantee that he was going to get out of this fully intact. But there are no guarantees in life, certainly not in the Barrel. And definitely not in this instance where they have everything stacked against them. He knows she fears the loss as much as he does—it isn't as though he takes pleasure in knowing he could leave her alone. ]
If I had an alternative do you think I'd be doing this? I put us in this corner, Inej, and I'm not going to let everyone swing because of it.
[ They don't deserve it. He's the one that convinced them it was good. ] I need you to stay here to get them out. All of them will listen to you.
[ Nina might be able to wrangle them but she's still worried about those grisha in the Ravkan quarter. ]