Not your queen, then. But I am less worried about the ravkans, and more about the witch hunters. About the laboratories in Shu Han and the willingness to send as many groups as it takes, until they capture her.
She is and she isn't. Everyone has a weakness, and they will find hers, and they will never stop coming for her. Is she strong enough for that, or is it a moot point for you, because when you return, you will not return with her?
Far from it from recent memory. ( the man he's speaking to hasn't lived the same things he has, mal knows, but he finds himself caring little for that fact )
Apparently that's not what fate had in mind.
She's more than capable now, Nikolai and the others can protect her if she needs them.
[It is more than a little annoying, to hear about his fate only in whispers or hinted at on the tail-end of broken sentences.]
She is capable, she always was. Crown or not, she was meant to rule Ravka [with me] but they cannot protect her. Not with the rest of the world against her, and against Grisha.
[It's a momentary distraction] I am fixing my mistake--[a snarl, before he gentles his tone] How? What did I do, that landed her in the lap of a Lantsov and with a crown.
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[Which he doesn't believe for a second]
Not your queen, then. But I am less worried about the ravkans, and more about the witch hunters. About the laboratories in Shu Han and the willingness to send as many groups as it takes, until they capture her.
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( and then there's quiet because that is a sore subject, a knife to his chest in a familiar spot. ) She's more than that.
She's strong enough.
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[No, really.]
And surprised at your kindness.
She is and she isn't. Everyone has a weakness, and they will find hers, and they will never stop coming for her. Is she strong enough for that, or is it a moot point for you, because when you return, you will not return with her?
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I've served my purpose and she has plenty to stand beside her. ( not that is telling enough. )
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[Really? Existing side by side for a year, and he hasn't tried to murder the tracker even once.]
Served your purpose. Isn't your whole purpose to keep her safe?
[No, really. How could this man trust the king and his monster this much?]
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Apparently that's not what fate had in mind.
She's more than capable now, Nikolai and the others can protect her if she needs them.
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[It is more than a little annoying, to hear about his fate only in whispers or hinted at on the tail-end of broken sentences.]
She is capable, she always was. Crown or not, she was meant to rule Ravka [with me] but they cannot protect her. Not with the rest of the world against her, and against Grisha.
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Turned Ravka on Grisha once again. She's fixing your mistakes.
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Excuse me?
[It's a momentary distraction] I am fixing my mistake--[a snarl, before he gentles his tone] How? What did I do, that landed her in the lap of a Lantsov and with a crown.