Yeah. [ His throat is tight, and his hand stills for a moment in her hair. ]
Anything.
[ Truthfully, what does he have left? Rhys doesn't doubt that PAL means for all of them to die here--or if some of them survive, have them go on and be Overseers. He'd told Nari that, right? That she'd make a good Overseer. He recoils at the thought of her or anyone continuing this. He knows she wouldn't do something like this.
But then again... Like Nishitani had said. It doesn't take much for someone to start killing. To start doing terrible stuff. Jack had gotten a taste of blood, and he'd spiraled downward. Rhys himself had gotten his dreams within his grasp.
... Then again. There are those who are way better than people like Jack and Rhys. A lot of them... they're here. Queenie. Nari. Arianna. Clarith. So many good people, it churns Rhys's stomach to think about their being here.
Kip. Kip had power, too, but in the end-- he'd done what he could to save them, hadn't he?
So maybe losing and giving into PAL isn't an inevitability. It's funny--weeks ago Rhys had been under the impression that it was. Even last week, perhaps a little bit. But, honestly? Rhys can't say he feels that way anymore. Somehow, the people he'd met here had changed him in small ways.
... It's up to him, then, to spur them on a little more. Make their escape a reality, and not some crazy, fleeting dream. ]
Angel?
[ His voice is a whisper. ]
I'm... I'm sorry. That I couldn't do more. I'm sorry.
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Anything.
[ Truthfully, what does he have left? Rhys doesn't doubt that PAL means for all of them to die here--or if some of them survive, have them go on and be Overseers. He'd told Nari that, right? That she'd make a good Overseer. He recoils at the thought of her or anyone continuing this. He knows she wouldn't do something like this.
But then again... Like Nishitani had said. It doesn't take much for someone to start killing. To start doing terrible stuff. Jack had gotten a taste of blood, and he'd spiraled downward. Rhys himself had gotten his dreams within his grasp.
... Then again. There are those who are way better than people like Jack and Rhys. A lot of them... they're here. Queenie. Nari. Arianna. Clarith. So many good people, it churns Rhys's stomach to think about their being here.
Kip. Kip had power, too, but in the end-- he'd done what he could to save them, hadn't he?
So maybe losing and giving into PAL isn't an inevitability. It's funny--weeks ago Rhys had been under the impression that it was. Even last week, perhaps a little bit. But, honestly? Rhys can't say he feels that way anymore. Somehow, the people he'd met here had changed him in small ways.
... It's up to him, then, to spur them on a little more. Make their escape a reality, and not some crazy, fleeting dream. ]
Angel?
[ His voice is a whisper. ]
I'm... I'm sorry. That I couldn't do more. I'm sorry.