[ He'd asked himself that question. Then he'd asked himself why he was questioning it.
You come up in a place where the first thing you learn is to follow orders, to understand that whoever's giving them has a good reason, that there's a purpose for it all, and that whatever the reasons are, they're none of your business: just follow the orders you're given. There end up being things you want to understand. Want to follow the reasoning on. ]
... the short answer is that people who are afraid are people they can control. And control is exactly what they want. [ He remembers her words. ] They use their soldiers to make a point.
[ There are still hooks in him, sometimes. Almost in spite of how hard he tries to pull away from what he used to know. ]
It's different here. With the Guard. I wouldn't still be enlisted if I didn't believe that. And there are a lot of good teams. You can choose the one that fits you.
[ Or choose none. Choose to leave. Choose anything. ]
no subject
[ He'd asked himself that question. Then he'd asked himself why he was questioning it.
You come up in a place where the first thing you learn is to follow orders, to understand that whoever's giving them has a good reason, that there's a purpose for it all, and that whatever the reasons are, they're none of your business: just follow the orders you're given. There end up being things you want to understand. Want to follow the reasoning on. ]
... the short answer is that people who are afraid are people they can control. And control is exactly what they want. [ He remembers her words. ] They use their soldiers to make a point.
[ There are still hooks in him, sometimes. Almost in spite of how hard he tries to pull away from what he used to know. ]
It's different here. With the Guard. I wouldn't still be enlisted if I didn't believe that. And there are a lot of good teams. You can choose the one that fits you.
[ Or choose none. Choose to leave. Choose anything. ]