He's fine with Blade laughing. It's preferable to his mania by far. ]
To speak honestly, Blade, my own feelings caught me by surprise. I carried a torch for a friend that remains home, and I have carried it for so long that it nearly burdened me.
[ Finally deciding to stop busying himself with putting that book away, he turns around to look at Blade properly. ]
I was content with remaining friends. [ A pause. ] With the Warrior of Light, I mean. Yet there was always some sort of obstacle that would hold me back.
[ The Warrior of Light has many burdens, pining for someone for over a century is not exactly healthy, feeling small next to someone so important and well-loved...
He had many reasons. ]
Strange that I did not feel that same hesitation with Siffrin, in spite of all of the qualities they both share.
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He's fine with Blade laughing. It's preferable to his mania by far. ]
To speak honestly, Blade, my own feelings caught me by surprise. I carried a torch for a friend that remains home, and I have carried it for so long that it nearly burdened me.
[ Finally deciding to stop busying himself with putting that book away, he turns around to look at Blade properly. ]
I was content with remaining friends. [ A pause. ] With the Warrior of Light, I mean. Yet there was always some sort of obstacle that would hold me back.
[ The Warrior of Light has many burdens, pining for someone for over a century is not exactly healthy, feeling small next to someone so important and well-loved...
He had many reasons. ]
Strange that I did not feel that same hesitation with Siffrin, in spite of all of the qualities they both share.