What--no, of course not. This isn't...quite like that. I'm not offering out of obligation and it shouldn't cost me anything if you accept it.
[He shifted a little uncomfortably, carefully looking for the right thing to say; far from a simple task, when the concept wasn't one he'd ever approached before.]
It was a good idea to have me question it a bit further, because...I've never done this before. Sharing a fraction of our power is something normal for most of us, but I never exactly...
[Trailing off, Ardyn shook his head and tried again.]
This is something I want to offer for both your sake and my own. While it would set my mind at considerable ease knowing you had the means to better protect yourself in an emergency, it's...more than that. I would...like to entrust you with this connection, if you desire it and if I am even capable of it in the first place.
I have been trying exceptionally hard to remember that I don't need to do everything or work myself well past my limits--neither of us does. So I thought that...this connection would help, possibly. To--to remind us both that we need not be alone.
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[He shifted a little uncomfortably, carefully looking for the right thing to say; far from a simple task, when the concept wasn't one he'd ever approached before.]
It was a good idea to have me question it a bit further, because...I've never done this before. Sharing a fraction of our power is something normal for most of us, but I never exactly...
[Trailing off, Ardyn shook his head and tried again.]
This is something I want to offer for both your sake and my own. While it would set my mind at considerable ease knowing you had the means to better protect yourself in an emergency, it's...more than that. I would...like to entrust you with this connection, if you desire it and if I am even capable of it in the first place.
I have been trying exceptionally hard to remember that I don't need to do everything or work myself well past my limits--neither of us does. So I thought that...this connection would help, possibly. To--to remind us both that we need not be alone.