[ don't murder her best friend, he thinks, but he bites his tongue. ]
Don't get me wrong; I'll not be made to apologise for it. The work was too important.
[ asriel knows he'd do it precisely the same way if he faced the same choices all over again because he can't regret the mission.
still, the fact that he and stelmaria have always remained divided on the topic of lyra proves it bothers him sufficiently without oversight from the local gods, thanks. ]
You try to give them a better world to live in. That should be enough.
[ now it's his turn to take vague stabs at things, although admittedly not because he's trying to spare john's feelings. these are the platitudes asriel has contented himself with for years; it's all he's really got right now. ]
cw: mention of child death
Don't get me wrong; I'll not be made to apologise for it. The work was too important.
[ asriel knows he'd do it precisely the same way if he faced the same choices all over again because he can't regret the mission.
still, the fact that he and stelmaria have always remained divided on the topic of lyra proves it bothers him sufficiently without oversight from the local gods, thanks. ]
You try to give them a better world to live in. That should be enough.
[ now it's his turn to take vague stabs at things, although admittedly not because he's trying to spare john's feelings. these are the platitudes asriel has contented himself with for years; it's all he's really got right now. ]