It's... not usually like that. The punishments for breaking the odd rule are just normal things, like maybe we’d get grounded for a few weeks or something, or maybe they’d smack some sense into us once. No one's ever been hurt like that before. It was always fine, as long as we were good.
...But I shouldn’t have abandoned him. If I hadn’t, maybe he’d still be safe.
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[ reaches gently to pat him on the shoulder. ]
You're young, in a place that seems volatile and ready to turn on you at any moment. Not everybody can or should lead the charge.
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...But I shouldn’t have abandoned him. If I hadn’t, maybe he’d still be safe.