[There's a hard edge to Gale's words, even as he damns himself. He knows far better than to expect Godfrey to believe him— he'd given the man absolutely no reason to trust him, and their current situation did not exactly lend itself well to him earning it back. Truthfully, he'd never even considered that he might have the opportunity.
He had thought that bridge burned forever. It was meant to be. His hope had been for Godfrey to live a life untouched by the world Gale himself had no choice but to live in.
Clearly, that hope had been in vain.]
I know what I did. I've no interest in making excuses for myself.
[He had changed Godfrey's memories. Not much— but it had been selfish of him. Most of what had transpired between them had been, he supposed.
He should have vanished the moment he'd realized what was building between them, but if he had, the clan would have simply sent someone else after Godfrey, someone who might have taken a far more hands-on approach with their given task.]
I don't care what you think of me now— you should hate me, after everything, but I do care that you're here when I had hoped to keep you as far away from this place as bloody possible.
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[There's a hard edge to Gale's words, even as he damns himself. He knows far better than to expect Godfrey to believe him— he'd given the man absolutely no reason to trust him, and their current situation did not exactly lend itself well to him earning it back. Truthfully, he'd never even considered that he might have the opportunity.
He had thought that bridge burned forever. It was meant to be. His hope had been for Godfrey to live a life untouched by the world Gale himself had no choice but to live in.
Clearly, that hope had been in vain.]
I know what I did. I've no interest in making excuses for myself.
[He had changed Godfrey's memories. Not much— but it had been selfish of him. Most of what had transpired between them had been, he supposed.
He should have vanished the moment he'd realized what was building between them, but if he had, the clan would have simply sent someone else after Godfrey, someone who might have taken a far more hands-on approach with their given task.]
I don't care what you think of me now— you should hate me, after everything, but I do care that you're here when I had hoped to keep you as far away from this place as bloody possible.