[Ah… Perhaps Liem should have guessed that Howl would understand him so easily. There were those here who made impressions on him because of their callousness or their zealotry, but the more he’s been exposed to Howl’s cavalier attitude, the more it seems like a mask he wears to avoid scrutiny. Liem deflates slightly as he watches him gaze around the space.]
I never ran from duty before. And now, well…
[He laughs, quietly and mirthlessly.]
There’s nowhere to run to, in any case.
[What choice is there for any of them but to do as the cause demands, until they’ve given all there is to give?]
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I never ran from duty before. And now, well…
[He laughs, quietly and mirthlessly.]
There’s nowhere to run to, in any case.
[What choice is there for any of them but to do as the cause demands, until they’ve given all there is to give?]