There is a moment somewhere in Kylo's response that catches Sam's attention, a careful pull of his eyes. Maybe it is easy to imagine that Kylo knows what Sam isn't saying. And while there might be a relative amount of disbelief associated with it, Sam doesn't see a reason to comment. He has nothing to hide. No lies, he's caught up in.
"Ambrose's flawed methods nearly killed a girl caught up in them." Sam says in return, watching Kylo closely. "And while it wasn't Ambrose who did it, his methods kept her, and anyone else in that dungeon, at risk. Waiting around wasn't an option anymore." But Sam had tried it - he tried it for the months they were there, and despite his own rising concern, had been prepared to wait a little longer. The portals had just provided an earlier solution for a present problem that Sam couldn't risk anyone in those dungeons missing out on.
But Kylo does have a point, and maybe it's also easy to imagine that Kylo can read that as well - that Sam doesn't disagree with him, that he'd been hesitant about leaving the one place who they'd all known to bring them here. Who had the understanding of magic necessary, and who would most likely be the ones to let people go home. Sam, who has no propensity towards magic, who barely understands what it's even supposed to be, wasn't going to be of help in Thorne. Had already started feeling trapped and restless. But in the cities? He can do more out here than he could in that castle.
"You'd be surprised how much of a core belief can change, if you sit down and talk to people. And I can't sit back without trying." Pessimism has never sat well with Sam, and whether or not Kylo wanted to call it being realistic or not, Sam's decision wasn't going to change.
That is when he shrugs, not quite smiling but appearing less tense, less on the job, than he had a moment before. "Worse comes to worse, we'll keep each other updated through the Horizon. Unless you're actually ready to give up on everyone who chose to leave?"
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"Ambrose's flawed methods nearly killed a girl caught up in them." Sam says in return, watching Kylo closely. "And while it wasn't Ambrose who did it, his methods kept her, and anyone else in that dungeon, at risk. Waiting around wasn't an option anymore." But Sam had tried it - he tried it for the months they were there, and despite his own rising concern, had been prepared to wait a little longer. The portals had just provided an earlier solution for a present problem that Sam couldn't risk anyone in those dungeons missing out on.
But Kylo does have a point, and maybe it's also easy to imagine that Kylo can read that as well - that Sam doesn't disagree with him, that he'd been hesitant about leaving the one place who they'd all known to bring them here. Who had the understanding of magic necessary, and who would most likely be the ones to let people go home. Sam, who has no propensity towards magic, who barely understands what it's even supposed to be, wasn't going to be of help in Thorne. Had already started feeling trapped and restless. But in the cities? He can do more out here than he could in that castle.
"You'd be surprised how much of a core belief can change, if you sit down and talk to people. And I can't sit back without trying." Pessimism has never sat well with Sam, and whether or not Kylo wanted to call it being realistic or not, Sam's decision wasn't going to change.
That is when he shrugs, not quite smiling but appearing less tense, less on the job, than he had a moment before. "Worse comes to worse, we'll keep each other updated through the Horizon. Unless you're actually ready to give up on everyone who chose to leave?"