[ The first one for him, the second one to herself. Her fear had lead her to swerve, as if the mere name of the witch had been enough to blot out that spark of hope she had just so clearly seen. If all it takes is a name to erase her hopes, then her hopes might not be big enough.
She closes her eyes briefly, as if to try and summon that spark again. "If you get too worried about what could go wrong,..." She opens her eyes to look into his -- weary, and frightened. ]
Please understand. There is reason to fear that witch and her druids as much as there is reason to fear Zarkon, if not more.
[ Allura releases a deep sigh. With Shiro sitting up like that, she finds her previous thoughts corrected. He isn't broken, not yet. And she doesn't want him broken. He is so far standing up to the abuse she had subjected him to -- and far more, if his career in the Arena had gone on for a year or so. ]
There is the possibility that they know you might be a fit Paladin for the Black Lion. I don't know exactly what they will do, but they will know when the Lion is awake, and all it will take is for that witch's magic to twist your arm and there will be nothing I can do about it.
[ ... but he hadn't harmed her unless she told him to, or provoked him. He hadn't attacked her when she is so open and weak. He complies to everything she has told him so far.
She takes to resting her full weight on her seat, and her voice carries the burden of reversing ten thousand years of a reign of fear. ]
This is not just about my planet, Shiro. It's about yours and every other people that values freedom. I want you to understand what the stakes are. I don't trust her.
[ A slow blink, and an attempt at a smile. "... you might miss a chance to do something great."]
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[ The first one for him, the second one to herself. Her fear had lead her to swerve, as if the mere name of the witch had been enough to blot out that spark of hope she had just so clearly seen. If all it takes is a name to erase her hopes, then her hopes might not be big enough.
She closes her eyes briefly, as if to try and summon that spark again. "If you get too worried about what could go wrong,..." She opens her eyes to look into his -- weary, and frightened. ]
Please understand. There is reason to fear that witch and her druids as much as there is reason to fear Zarkon, if not more.
[ Allura releases a deep sigh. With Shiro sitting up like that, she finds her previous thoughts corrected. He isn't broken, not yet. And she doesn't want him broken. He is so far standing up to the abuse she had subjected him to -- and far more, if his career in the Arena had gone on for a year or so. ]
There is the possibility that they know you might be a fit Paladin for the Black Lion. I don't know exactly what they will do, but they will know when the Lion is awake, and all it will take is for that witch's magic to twist your arm and there will be nothing I can do about it.
[ ... but he hadn't harmed her unless she told him to, or provoked him. He hadn't attacked her when she is so open and weak. He complies to everything she has told him so far.
She takes to resting her full weight on her seat, and her voice carries the burden of reversing ten thousand years of a reign of fear. ]
This is not just about my planet, Shiro. It's about yours and every other people that values freedom. I want you to understand what the stakes are. I don't trust her.
[ A slow blink, and an attempt at a smile. "... you might miss a chance to do something great."]
But I choose to trust you.