His brows pull together, sadness flitting through his expression. He's reminded of Gate in that moment, their soft plea to him to not leave and how their expression had twisted from heartbreak to fury right before he'd stopped seeing anything at all.
This feels different but he's not less certain in what he has to do, at least, but he's still...
Garner takes the aforementioned weapon from his back and holds it in his hands. "You will find someone else, someone you can teach or learn together with. If I do go tonight, you should take this, it has served me well for two years and having it serve to protect you would let me rest easy."
He hesitates a moment and breathes out slowly. "There is one thing you could do for me, Mercy...something, I think, only you can do." He looks up in her direction, even if he can't meet her eye, he tries. "I'm scared. I am willing to meet death, but that does not mean I don't fear it and what might be beyond for me. Can you help me with that?"
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This feels different but he's not less certain in what he has to do, at least, but he's still...
Garner takes the aforementioned weapon from his back and holds it in his hands. "You will find someone else, someone you can teach or learn together with. If I do go tonight, you should take this, it has served me well for two years and having it serve to protect you would let me rest easy."
He hesitates a moment and breathes out slowly. "There is one thing you could do for me, Mercy...something, I think, only you can do." He looks up in her direction, even if he can't meet her eye, he tries. "I'm scared. I am willing to meet death, but that does not mean I don't fear it and what might be beyond for me. Can you help me with that?"