Absolutely not. [Allen gets treated to the first angry frown Sorey's given anyone or anything since coming here, though his anger is directed more at the idea than Allen himself.
He still wishes there had been something he could have done for the Cardinal. Rose may have been the one to end her life, but if they'd just reached her sooner then maybe she wouldn't have been so far gone. He still can't believe that some people simply cannot be purified, not yet.
He wishes Lailah were here. She would be able to explain this so much better, would sound so much wiser than he. He'll just have to make do with his own clumsy words.]
Please don't misunderstand; a Shepard's duty is to purify malevolence, but never like that. I can't become a slave to my duty and sacrifice my own ideals for it. [He softens then, expression gentling into something more vulnerable as he unconsiously leans closer to Mikleo for support. This is a talk they've had many times before.] And I don't wanna hurt anybody.
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He still wishes there had been something he could have done for the Cardinal. Rose may have been the one to end her life, but if they'd just reached her sooner then maybe she wouldn't have been so far gone. He still can't believe that some people simply cannot be purified, not yet.
He wishes Lailah were here. She would be able to explain this so much better, would sound so much wiser than he. He'll just have to make do with his own clumsy words.]
Please don't misunderstand; a Shepard's duty is to purify malevolence, but never like that. I can't become a slave to my duty and sacrifice my own ideals for it. [He softens then, expression gentling into something more vulnerable as he unconsiously leans closer to Mikleo for support. This is a talk they've had many times before.] And I don't wanna hurt anybody.