Oh. Landed right on a nerve, and it doesn't take the other man long to tell him which one. Stephen's expression sombers as he's confronted with the intensity of the reaction. His answer is out as soon as the declaration's made.
"It won't come to that."
There's a basic level of hypocrisy here that he can't acknowledge without accepting the potential need for sacrifice - which he won't. That's for last resort only. Right now, they don't even know what they're up against. But the severity of Sims' response, and his earlier allusions to peace after the passing of his sentence, demands a question.
"Do I need to put you on watch?"
Determined people will do desperate things. And Jon seems incredibly determined not to play passageway for yet another unknown thing to make its way into the world.
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"It won't come to that."
There's a basic level of hypocrisy here that he can't acknowledge without accepting the potential need for sacrifice - which he won't. That's for last resort only. Right now, they don't even know what they're up against. But the severity of Sims' response, and his earlier allusions to peace after the passing of his sentence, demands a question.
"Do I need to put you on watch?"
Determined people will do desperate things. And Jon seems incredibly determined not to play passageway for yet another unknown thing to make its way into the world.