[ He squeezes her hand, never taking his eyes off of her as she moves, maybe a little afraid that she's going to get up and leave him. ]
And it was.
[ He scoots a little closer, brow furrowing at the effort, but it's important to him to be as close as possible, breathing in her scent. ]
You know as well as I that people must do what they need to survive.
[ All during his youth, Clive had heard his father speak about the Northern Territories trying to encroach on Rosarian land, a perennial thorn in Elwin's side, it had seemed. But there had always been a tinge of understanding from the Archduke, that he knew why the King of the North was slowly advancing, but that he couldn't allow it to happen, no matter what. Such things had been above him when he was younger, and then Jill arrived and it all seemed to end, and Clive hadn't thought much of it anymore, until now. ]
No one deserves such a fate. And if we can go there and save as many people as we can, then I say we do it.
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And it was.
[ He scoots a little closer, brow furrowing at the effort, but it's important to him to be as close as possible, breathing in her scent. ]
You know as well as I that people must do what they need to survive.
[ All during his youth, Clive had heard his father speak about the Northern Territories trying to encroach on Rosarian land, a perennial thorn in Elwin's side, it had seemed. But there had always been a tinge of understanding from the Archduke, that he knew why the King of the North was slowly advancing, but that he couldn't allow it to happen, no matter what. Such things had been above him when he was younger, and then Jill arrived and it all seemed to end, and Clive hadn't thought much of it anymore, until now. ]
No one deserves such a fate. And if we can go there and save as many people as we can, then I say we do it.