( He wishes the implant shared things with him in Noctis' voice. It can't speak around emotion as if its throat were tight. It can't muffle laughs still audible behind a hand. It can't quietly express resolve or ask him sweetly how he's feeling.
It's a poor substitute for the real thing.
When the reading of Noctis' text concludes, Kaladin calls him, looking forward to having him in his ear again. )
Knowing who we must be for our people doesn't mean we can't be scared. I... think I'm scared most of the time. ( It's a rare admission, but only because no one but Noctis has asked. He's forthright, so much more certain of the negative things he feels than the positive ones.
Except when it comes to wanting. )
Not of dying... but of losing the people I love. Before I meet my end, I'll have watched more friends be sacrificed to war.
This world has its own troubles. Despite that, I feel safer here than I ever have. I know you understand what I mean. It's a journey we're on that's separate from everything. And I've grown... I've grown so attached to it.
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It's a poor substitute for the real thing.
When the reading of Noctis' text concludes, Kaladin calls him, looking forward to having him in his ear again. )
Knowing who we must be for our people doesn't mean we can't be scared. I... think I'm scared most of the time. ( It's a rare admission, but only because no one but Noctis has asked. He's forthright, so much more certain of the negative things he feels than the positive ones.
Except when it comes to wanting. )
Not of dying... but of losing the people I love. Before I meet my end, I'll have watched more friends be sacrificed to war.
This world has its own troubles. Despite that, I feel safer here than I ever have. I know you understand what I mean. It's a journey we're on that's separate from everything. And I've grown... I've grown so attached to it.