[ she's trying to dismiss him and while he would let that happen in most situations, there is something about this encounter that means he is not going to just let it fade away with her thinking the worst of him. if she still wants to think that once he's said his piece, fine. he cannot stop her. ]
What I did was my choice, Daisy. Mine. [ breaking the door down and then going after that soldier had been the only way to help the children. and speaking of the children: ] And it was to make sure all of you got back to the safehouse. I would do it again and again and again. I would make the same choices a hundred times over.
[ and if he got hurt, he got hurt. in his mind this was a worthy cause. if he fractured bones and broke skin, it still wouldn't be on the level of suffering these children were to experience soon. ]
I am not going to forget it. [ he calls the words after her before starting forward against, trying to catch her elbow so he can whirl her around to face him. he has no idea what these poor children are going to think of this display but he hopes they just remain close and don't wander off. ]
My hands will heal. I don't want to waste the time or the energy of the few doctors that exist when there will be others worse off. [ he keeps a hand on her elbow, fingers stiff and throbbing but his grip is sure. ]
It wasn't meant as a lie. It wasn't meant as anything untoward, for God's sake. I just want you and these children off the streets. Can we talk about my hands when that is accomplished? Please. We're not safe out here. I want you to be safe.
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What I did was my choice, Daisy. Mine. [ breaking the door down and then going after that soldier had been the only way to help the children. and speaking of the children: ] And it was to make sure all of you got back to the safehouse. I would do it again and again and again. I would make the same choices a hundred times over.
[ and if he got hurt, he got hurt. in his mind this was a worthy cause. if he fractured bones and broke skin, it still wouldn't be on the level of suffering these children were to experience soon. ]
I am not going to forget it. [ he calls the words after her before starting forward against, trying to catch her elbow so he can whirl her around to face him. he has no idea what these poor children are going to think of this display but he hopes they just remain close and don't wander off. ]
My hands will heal. I don't want to waste the time or the energy of the few doctors that exist when there will be others worse off. [ he keeps a hand on her elbow, fingers stiff and throbbing but his grip is sure. ]
It wasn't meant as a lie. It wasn't meant as anything untoward, for God's sake. I just want you and these children off the streets. Can we talk about my hands when that is accomplished? Please. We're not safe out here. I want you to be safe.