[ Howl has nothing to say in response. He knows exactly what Emet-Selch is referring to when he points this out — and he suspects that it's intended as encouragement, or even praise, in that... roundabout Emet-Selch sort of way. So why doesn't it make him feel any less rotten and guilty about it all? ]
We should be thankful that we all made it back whole. [ That's as much as he can say, but he sounds just as weighted down as before. ]
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[ Howl has nothing to say in response. He knows exactly what Emet-Selch is referring to when he points this out — and he suspects that it's intended as encouragement, or even praise, in that... roundabout Emet-Selch sort of way. So why doesn't it make him feel any less rotten and guilty about it all? ]
We should be thankful that we all made it back whole. [ That's as much as he can say, but he sounds just as weighted down as before. ]