[Something about that drew out a tired, sharp sound that must have been a laugh, brief though it was. Of course Waver was afraid--he had been, and still was. Terrified of dying, terrified of losing everyone and everything. But that was why he shouldn't have borne so much alone. Why neither of them should have.]
[He raised his hands to Diarmuid's face and leaned his forehead against the knight's with a tired, shaken smile. If his Servant couldn't wear one, then it fell to his Master to support them both for now.]
I swear to you...by the oaths we share, by whatever honor I have left, I will never turn away from you. I will not fail you again. Stay at my side, and I promise we will both be stronger than ever--now, and in the future.
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[Something about that drew out a tired, sharp sound that must have been a laugh, brief though it was. Of course Waver was afraid--he had been, and still was. Terrified of dying, terrified of losing everyone and everything. But that was why he shouldn't have borne so much alone. Why neither of them should have.]
[He raised his hands to Diarmuid's face and leaned his forehead against the knight's with a tired, shaken smile. If his Servant couldn't wear one, then it fell to his Master to support them both for now.]
I swear to you...by the oaths we share, by whatever honor I have left, I will never turn away from you. I will not fail you again. Stay at my side, and I promise we will both be stronger than ever--now, and in the future.