[ There's only a minute tense in Torth's shoulders when he hears Eseld's thoughtful hum -- a sound that usually precedes something terribly vicious or embarrassing coming out of the druid's mouth.
What comes out though is neither, but still something he'd rather not have to contemplate as a potential reality. To ask that he choose between any one of his precious companions -- he couldn't possibly... ]
I...
[ There's a part of him that wants to choose someone to save. But at the same time, he would be crushed by the guilt -- to have to actively choose to let someone die... it would be the same as killing them himself. ]
I couldn't. I... this would never happen. You three are more hardy than that.
[ In his heart, he knows that if he alone were forced to make a choice, without his companions spurring him to a decision, he would have saved no one, paralyzed by guilt and indecision.
Eseld may feel the paladin's grip on him tighten a little. ]
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What comes out though is neither, but still something he'd rather not have to contemplate as a potential reality. To ask that he choose between any one of his precious companions -- he couldn't possibly... ]
I...
[ There's a part of him that wants to choose someone to save. But at the same time, he would be crushed by the guilt -- to have to actively choose to let someone die... it would be the same as killing them himself. ]
I couldn't. I... this would never happen. You three are more hardy than that.
[ In his heart, he knows that if he alone were forced to make a choice, without his companions spurring him to a decision, he would have saved no one, paralyzed by guilt and indecision.
Eseld may feel the paladin's grip on him tighten a little. ]