โ a less trusting person might think this all sounds very suspicious. โ
โ you say all the right words, but iโm not sure you mean the right things. โ
โ i know somewhere quiet. somewhere intimate. somewhere we canโฆindulge in each other. โ
โ eugh, donโt be nice to me. it makes me want to be nice back. โ
โ we neednโt be enemies. thereโs plenty of those to go around already. โ
โ thereโs a steeliness to you, an unwavering tenacity in the face of, to be frank, quite dire odds. โ
โ even the waves of fate can break upon the shores of will. โ
โ i appreciate anyone that opens a conversation with threats of bodily harm. โ
โ oh, you know me - ever the optimist. iโm trying to focus on the positives. โ
โ iโm not easily impressed by people, but youโre stronger than i gave you credit for. โ
โ thereโs an air about you. something alien. โ
โ loosen the grip on your pride for one blasted moment, wonโt you? โ
โ itโs been a long time since someone stuck their neck out for me like that. โ
โ thereโs something odd about this village. people skulk around like theyโve something to hide. โ
โ you know, if you want to spend time with me, you only have to say so. โ
โ i want to know what the world sees when it looks at me. what you see. โ
โ whatโs better than a devil you donโt know? a devil you do. โ
โ you must know that youโreโฆthat youโre very special to me. โ
โ the gods are nothing if not vindictive in their vengeance. โ
โ stay with me a while, will you? day will come all too soon. โ
โ hereโs my little treat with their cheeks all flushed. โ
โ i am terrified. i will not claim otherwise. โ
โ my apologies. iโm not quite myself yet. i had the strangest dream last night. โ
โ we didnโt die today. tomorrow, perhaps. but not today. โ
โ leaderโs need to make tough decisions. we do what we must. โ
โ i think that unknowable powers come with unknowable consequences. โ
โ iโve had a lifetimeโs fill of watching little men puff themselves up with grand titles. โ
โ in these times, all we can trust are the blades in our hands. โ
โ itโs not easy to turn away from one you once loved. โ
โ much has been promised to you, hasnโt it? but what has been taken from you? โ
โ damn it all. i can do nothing right - not a damn thing. โ
โ every instinct i have tells me that nothingโs changed. that iโm still just a means to an end. โ
โ do not speak of a story you only know the half of. โ
โ i dreamt every night that youโd come back to me. that somehow it was all a nightmare dawn would undo. โ
โ when the time comes to strike, you must take it. for there may be only one chance. โ
โ your eyes. there is pain, endless and deep. but also devotion - blazing like the sun. โ
โ youโre adorable even when youโre teasing me. โ
โ i donโt need your help, and i donโt need your pity. โ
โ iโm more than what i was. and iโm not afraid of anything any more. โ
โ i said exactly what i meant: i love you. you should never, never doubt that. โ
โ this is all like some sort of terrible dream. but itโs real, isnโt it? โ
โ there is no redemption. canโt you see? it is too late. โ
โ i donโt know that it was brave. i just know that it was right. โ
โ you took those bastards down like it was nothing. itโฆwas amazing. โ
โ they underestimated me. so they paid the price. โ
โ we fight, we die, and we just hope that when our time comes, there is someone else to take our place. โ
โ unfortunately for me, youโre my friend. rescuing you from mortal peril is my right. โ
โ what did you think i was going to say? 'oh, come here, i'll kiss you better'? โ
โ flowers are so overrated. they're bright, gaudy, and almost never make good poisons. โ
โ iโve been lied to, my whole life. and i was gullible enough to just believe it. โ
โ you know, i never pictured myself as a hero. never thought i'd be the one they toast for saving so many lives. and now that i'm hereโฆi hate it. โ
โ you know, i feel a connection between us. like we're two souls walking the same path. โ
โ the forgiving sort, are you? you should be careful. plenty would take advantage of that. โ
โ itโs as if god made you just to ruin me. โ
โ perish the thought. every word i said was nothing less than true. โ
โ you have a manner of irresistible desperation about you. i like it. โ
โ i got my eye on you. you got the look of a troublemaker. โ
โ iโm starting to think youโre my guardian angel. โ
โ it seems you know me better than i know myself. โ
โ youโฆyou have no idea what youโve done. โ
โ they say madness and genius are separated by but a hairโs breadth. perhaps the same is true of madness and stupidity. โ
โ oh, itโs you. donโt you get tired of telling people how to live their lives? โ
โ good morning! thank you for not killing me the other night. โ
โ when the time comes to strike, you must take it. for there may be only one chance. โ
โ it is good to savour the moment of victory - but pace bg3 syourself. our fight is just beginning. โ
โ i was too hasty to judge you. i thought you were witless, gutless, unimpressivably blandโฆ โ
โ yours is the first happy face iโve seen in a good while. โ
โ when hope has been whittled down to the very marrow of despair โ thatโs when youโll come knocking on my door. โ
โ thank you, my friend. maybe weโll meet again, in another life. โ
โ youโll regret sticking your nose in my business. โ