I think about the people I need to protect. I think of who I'm doing this for.
[ Not the same thing, exactly, but it's the truth.
The second part takes longer for him to reply to, because it brings back that memory so clearly. The ranch, his father, That it was all for nothing; standing across the desk from Deso and trying to make the Major understand. It's going to happen again. Suddenly, he wishes this conversation was happening in person. ]
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[ Not the same thing, exactly, but it's the truth.
The second part takes longer for him to reply to, because it brings back that memory so clearly. The ranch, his father, That it was all for nothing; standing across the desk from Deso and trying to make the Major understand. It's going to happen again. Suddenly, he wishes this conversation was happening in person. ]
We'll end it.
[ There's no room in his mind for doubt. ]