[...all of that... does not sound at all out of place. It's perhaps one of the things Mikleo himself has struggled to understand- because yes, he gets disgruntled about his lack of strength sometimes, or begrudging when he can't handle things on his own, but he's never really had to take on that sort of burden. The decisions he's made were to support Sorey, and he'd always been the most angry when he was treated like some sort of special case who ought to stay out of danger instead of right there on the front lines. He'd been angry when Sorey should know better. And he's always been more selfish than Sorey, less giving of time and energy without coaxing. His priorities are wildly different than Sorey's. His priority is Sorey.
But... Sorey listens to him, when it's bad. Sometimes, anyway. When he's pushed into a corner, when he needs to accept help, a shove in the right direction from the right person will set him back on the correct path. He needs to be that now- and maybe Lailah would be better suited for it, as the Prime Lord, as someone who knows more about malevolence and Shepherds than any of them, but wishful thinking isn't going to magically bring her here. All he can do is remember her words, and do what she'd told them to do- speak from the heart. Be honest.
Get Sorey to do the same.]
...I... okay. Okay. I think I can track him... we're connected through the pact. If I concentrate, it should guide me back to him. Once I find him, I... I can...
[And here, he falters, because while there's already so much urgency, but he's never faced a situation this severe before. If Sorey's so close, if the malevolence is great enough that he recognizes a need to run- anything Mikleo says, if it's wrong, could send Sorey over the edge. It won't stop him from going anyway - nothing in the universe could, at this point - but it does make him pause, stumbling against the nearest wall, his voice hitched despite his attempt to remain steadfast.]
I-If this... goes badly... you'll need to call Allen. I won't be able to--
[He stops himself, hands clenching tightly, and forces himself to move again. He's scared shitless, and he knows what awaits him wherever Sorey is. There are two paths now, two destinations. If he can convince Sorey to come back... if he can prevent the worst from happening... they'll be fine. All of them will come out stronger.
If he can't--
--no. I have to. I can't allow anything else to happen. He'd never forgive himself if...]
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But... Sorey listens to him, when it's bad. Sometimes, anyway. When he's pushed into a corner, when he needs to accept help, a shove in the right direction from the right person will set him back on the correct path. He needs to be that now- and maybe Lailah would be better suited for it, as the Prime Lord, as someone who knows more about malevolence and Shepherds than any of them, but wishful thinking isn't going to magically bring her here. All he can do is remember her words, and do what she'd told them to do- speak from the heart. Be honest.
Get Sorey to do the same.]
...I... okay. Okay. I think I can track him... we're connected through the pact. If I concentrate, it should guide me back to him. Once I find him, I... I can...
[And here, he falters, because while there's already so much urgency, but he's never faced a situation this severe before. If Sorey's so close, if the malevolence is great enough that he recognizes a need to run- anything Mikleo says, if it's wrong, could send Sorey over the edge. It won't stop him from going anyway - nothing in the universe could, at this point - but it does make him pause, stumbling against the nearest wall, his voice hitched despite his attempt to remain steadfast.]
I-If this... goes badly... you'll need to call Allen. I won't be able to--
[He stops himself, hands clenching tightly, and forces himself to move again. He's scared shitless, and he knows what awaits him wherever Sorey is. There are two paths now, two destinations. If he can convince Sorey to come back... if he can prevent the worst from happening... they'll be fine. All of them will come out stronger.
If he can't--
--no. I have to. I can't allow anything else to happen. He'd never forgive himself if...]