[Maybe it is foolish of him, to paint other versions of himself in such a bad light β to reveal what heβs capable of, if he had just made slightly different decisions, or if the world had dealt him even a minutely different hand.
But Stephen feels like he can trust Thancred with this information. Feels as though showing the worst parts of him might at least illuminate the bits that are trying, trying so hard to do whatβs right, even when the decisions are not easy ones to make.]
It absolutely was.
[That other him, the one with the bad facial hair, had been⦠so far gone.]
It just shows what a difference a few small changes can make in a lifetime. How close we all are to treading down a path that leads somewhereβ¦ darker, if weβre not careful.
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But Stephen feels like he can trust Thancred with this information. Feels as though showing the worst parts of him might at least illuminate the bits that are trying, trying so hard to do whatβs right, even when the decisions are not easy ones to make.]
It absolutely was.
[That other him, the one with the bad facial hair, had been⦠so far gone.]
It just shows what a difference a few small changes can make in a lifetime. How close we all are to treading down a path that leads somewhereβ¦ darker, if weβre not careful.