That is because I do not want you dead, Gray. I never did.
[The informality might have been a slip any other day -- even taciturn Alastair who dared not show favor even to his beloved sister in the matters of his speech could swallow his pride and dour spirits long enough to try and turn things around. Somehow.]
You forced my hand.
[Because in a world like their's, it was all about survival of the fittest. That's all it was ever about.]
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[The informality might have been a slip any other day -- even taciturn Alastair who dared not show favor even to his beloved sister in the matters of his speech could swallow his pride and dour spirits long enough to try and turn things around. Somehow.]
You forced my hand.
[Because in a world like their's, it was all about survival of the fittest. That's all it was ever about.]