we don't even ask for happiness; just a little less pain
"That may be the case, but I..." Finn frowns, shaking his head. "I remember when I got back from Torchline and Cian offered me anything. And I turned him down..." They had spoken about it before, he remembers, and Tobi had agreed that it would never have been possible to accept that sort of an offer without knowing the strings that were attached to it. And yet... "Maybe I ought to have left the Order instead. Then I wouldn't have to do this again."
But then someone else would have to, and Finn has already proven to be braver than he thinks he is, especially when it comes to taking pain in the place of others. "A medical kit would be very useful, thank you," he murmurs, silently reaching out to take her hand in his own, his fingers wrapping around hers and squeezing gently. "I will be coming back," he says, as if to convince them both. "I will not be gone for long."
But then someone else would have to, and Finn has already proven to be braver than he thinks he is, especially when it comes to taking pain in the place of others. "A medical kit would be very useful, thank you," he murmurs, silently reaching out to take her hand in his own, his fingers wrapping around hers and squeezing gently. "I will be coming back," he says, as if to convince them both. "I will not be gone for long."
FINN
