[ Just like he didn't have to ask him to come to Cadens. He lets Viktor hold his face and lift it some, but his gaze remains cast down. ]
You want this place to grow and thrive - I will help you keep it safe. It won't - it won't be like your mechanical city in that vision. [ Fomalhaut was protected by the disease that kept any outsiders away. ] You will need to protect it from anyone who would want to see it destroyed, who would see you as a threat, a resource to be stolen, or a weapon to be used...
[ Like the Rifter had been bound and controlled by the Payshmura. He shakes his head in Viktor's hands, finally meeting his gaze with a feverish intensity. ]
Let me do this.
[ He has been conditioned all his life to serve. He does want this, that isn't a lie. ]
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[ Just like he didn't have to ask him to come to Cadens. He lets Viktor hold his face and lift it some, but his gaze remains cast down. ]
You want this place to grow and thrive - I will help you keep it safe. It won't - it won't be like your mechanical city in that vision. [ Fomalhaut was protected by the disease that kept any outsiders away. ] You will need to protect it from anyone who would want to see it destroyed, who would see you as a threat, a resource to be stolen, or a weapon to be used...
[ Like the Rifter had been bound and controlled by the Payshmura. He shakes his head in Viktor's hands, finally meeting his gaze with a feverish intensity. ]
Let me do this.
[ He has been conditioned all his life to serve. He does want this, that isn't a lie. ]