[Diarmuid can't help but jerk when that authoritative voice hits him. No matter how much he grows and how much he learns to stand on his own feet without looking to a master, that kind of tone will always touch something deep inside of him. It draws him to attention. It makes him listen.
Carefully, as to avoid bothering the chick in his arms or dislodging the hand on his shoulder, Diarmuid rises up to his feet and then looks Gilgamesh in the eyes.]
Since I came here, people have told me that. The High-Queen did not wish me to swear to her... [With as much as he is doing now for the neutral cause, sometimes he can't help but wonder if she regrets that.]
...my new master wishes us to be partners and will accept nothing else and now you.... [His eyes slide shut for a moment and he takes a deep breath before opening them again.]
I am trying very hard to change, to be my own master. It is just difficult since I have looked to another all of my life, but if it is what you and they ask for, how can I say no? I do not want to dishonor you or anyone else. Not when you all have been so kind to me.
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Carefully, as to avoid bothering the chick in his arms or dislodging the hand on his shoulder, Diarmuid rises up to his feet and then looks Gilgamesh in the eyes.]
Since I came here, people have told me that. The High-Queen did not wish me to swear to her...
[With as much as he is doing now for the neutral cause, sometimes he can't help but wonder if she regrets that.]
...my new master wishes us to be partners and will accept nothing else and now you....
[His eyes slide shut for a moment and he takes a deep breath before opening them again.]
I am trying very hard to change, to be my own master. It is just difficult since I have looked to another all of my life, but if it is what you and they ask for, how can I say no? I do not want to dishonor you or anyone else. Not when you all have been so kind to me.