[ Will knows his thoughts so well. He's had those very questions on his mind, returning to them often, and the conversation takes him down the same paths now. Restoring Halia, protecting the people and their home to make sure that they will live in peace at last... He still wants that. It doesn't feel as though he's done everything he could yet.
He's not surprised that Will, there with him every step of the way, would ask him about it, but he is surprised — moved, really — by Will's farming fantasy. It's the sort of dream that he hasn't dared to entertain too much. ]
I've asked myself what I should do. What my parents would do. I know I need to find my own answers, but maybe our people themselves should have their say in any decision that affects them. Above all, rebuilding Halia should mean safeguarding the stability of their lives wherever they are.
But even if I wonder what future I can promise them, and we've our duties here, that's a nice thing to imagine. A farm together with you, showing you the Halia that I remember...
I don't think it's such a terrible thing for a nobleman to keep a little villa somewhere. You've more than earned it, with everything you've done for the kingdom.
I certainly want you in Grand Trad with me, but... I also want you to have horses, and cows, and fields of wheat in the summers.
You're right. We should ask the people of Halia what they want, too.
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He's not surprised that Will, there with him every step of the way, would ask him about it, but he is surprised — moved, really — by Will's farming fantasy. It's the sort of dream that he hasn't dared to entertain too much. ]
I've asked myself what I should do. What my parents would do. I know I need to find my own answers, but maybe our people themselves should have their say in any decision that affects them. Above all, rebuilding Halia should mean safeguarding the stability of their lives wherever they are.
But even if I wonder what future I can promise them, and we've our duties here, that's a nice thing to imagine. A farm together with you, showing you the Halia that I remember...
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I certainly want you in Grand Trad with me, but... I also want you to have horses, and cows, and fields of wheat in the summers.
You're right. We should ask the people of Halia what they want, too.
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I'd want you there with me, and I want to be with you in Grand Trad, and wherever you are. Could we have that?
[ "We" — Will's been saying it himself, reassuring as ever. ]
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[ To Grand Trad, and their villa, and all around the world — ]
You'll never, ever have to be separated from me. I'll make sure of it.