Xion went home at the same time he did the first time. I know he'd be able to pull himself up. I know how strong he is. But that's not what I meant.
[Ion knew how strong Luke was -- but there was a difference between being able to handle a given situation and wanting to handle that situation. There weren't many people who, give the choice, would choose Luceti over their home world.]
It's less a matter of giving him credit and more a matter of knowing the nature of things that happen in this world. Even as someone who wants to continue living here, I know how difficult and painful it can be. Especially when our only allies in this world are also, in turn, our enemies...
[There's an unfamiliar bitterness in that last sentence that doesn't really suit Ion. Regardless of whether he catches it himself, he shakes his head and changes his tone.]
--I'm sorry. This isn't the sort of thing to be discussing when you've only just arrived, is it?
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[Ion knew how strong Luke was -- but there was a difference between being able to handle a given situation and wanting to handle that situation. There weren't many people who, give the choice, would choose Luceti over their home world.]
It's less a matter of giving him credit and more a matter of knowing the nature of things that happen in this world. Even as someone who wants to continue living here, I know how difficult and painful it can be. Especially when our only allies in this world are also, in turn, our enemies...
[There's an unfamiliar bitterness in that last sentence that doesn't really suit Ion. Regardless of whether he catches it himself, he shakes his head and changes his tone.]
--I'm sorry. This isn't the sort of thing to be discussing when you've only just arrived, is it?