[ Nathan exhales. Sounds sort of like a scoff, except tuned up wry, self-targeted rather than at anything she's asking. Christ, she really does remind him of Steph. ]
Think I might've been on the safest place on earth, back home.
[ No being used to living in fear, for him. Not exactly, anyway, and no place safer than imprisoned on Menagerie land. Grounds to take care of, monsters to feed. 97 years left on the clock of his life, unaffected by disease, harm, injury. Sure, there's no more magic around, but that's a familiar dog. Some things bite at your heels no matter where you go. The same sleepless hours, the same mental space. That same ruthless, unending churn of shame. ]
Used to be part of law enforcement, [ He offers. ] I know when someone's got their head on straight.
[ So far, that's all he's been doing. Falling into line. Doing what someone tells him to do. Clarke has a good head on her shoulders. Tough, and not entirely helpful, that his reaction to her question seems to be a willingness to follow her decisions. Letting someone else set the stakes, going through with the motions, serves him well enough. ]
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Think I might've been on the safest place on earth, back home.
[ No being used to living in fear, for him. Not exactly, anyway, and no place safer than imprisoned on Menagerie land. Grounds to take care of, monsters to feed. 97 years left on the clock of his life, unaffected by disease, harm, injury. Sure, there's no more magic around, but that's a familiar dog. Some things bite at your heels no matter where you go. The same sleepless hours, the same mental space. That same ruthless, unending churn of shame. ]
Used to be part of law enforcement, [ He offers. ] I know when someone's got their head on straight.
[ So far, that's all he's been doing. Falling into line. Doing what someone tells him to do. Clarke has a good head on her shoulders. Tough, and not entirely helpful, that his reaction to her question seems to be a willingness to follow her decisions. Letting someone else set the stakes, going through with the motions, serves him well enough. ]