A choice made under those kinds of threats can hardly be called freely made. When I think of the years you've spent...
[He stops, steadies himself. His own helpless frustration at not being able to do better for Asch in the past is not going to help his son move on into a better life right now.]
I promise we'll see each other. We're living in the same city, and you're free to ask Kinich to keep an eye on me if that will make you feel better. [He'd probably be doing that regardless.] But you have the opportunity now to learn another path.
If you take this time away and decide that you want to come back, after experiencing what life outside the Order is like, then I won't have any complaints or objections. But you should... you deserve to have that experience, before you tie yourself forever to the only path you were allowed to know.
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[He stops, steadies himself. His own helpless frustration at not being able to do better for Asch in the past is not going to help his son move on into a better life right now.]
I promise we'll see each other. We're living in the same city, and you're free to ask Kinich to keep an eye on me if that will make you feel better. [He'd probably be doing that regardless.] But you have the opportunity now to learn another path.
If you take this time away and decide that you want to come back, after experiencing what life outside the Order is like, then I won't have any complaints or objections. But you should... you deserve to have that experience, before you tie yourself forever to the only path you were allowed to know.