[Oh, no. Let's just get on with this before he does something terribly embarrassing. The Oath between him and Eleanor hadn't been especially formal - nothing between the two of them is. But for all the forgiveness and trust in the air, this is not the same kind of easy connection. This still feels fragile.]
I promise it won't. The next time you call me for help, I'll be there.
["I promise" is an ironclad oath, for a Kantian. Michael's not one, in the end, but he's picked up at least that much from Chidi.
The Oath that blooms is a tentative one, though a number of less cautious emotions vibrate through it immediately after - disbelieving pride at his continued success in all this Paladin stuff, a continued dull ache of guilt, the determinations to see this through. Michael's not quite so new to mental communication as he is to Oaths. It only takes him a second or two to wall those feelings off, leaving only the faint impression that he's sort of tired. Get used to that one; he's back to not sleeping every single night!]
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Thank you. That's - thank you.
[Oh, no. Let's just get on with this before he does something terribly embarrassing. The Oath between him and Eleanor hadn't been especially formal - nothing between the two of them is. But for all the forgiveness and trust in the air, this is not the same kind of easy connection. This still feels fragile.]
I promise it won't. The next time you call me for help, I'll be there.
["I promise" is an ironclad oath, for a Kantian. Michael's not one, in the end, but he's picked up at least that much from Chidi.
The Oath that blooms is a tentative one, though a number of less cautious emotions vibrate through it immediately after - disbelieving pride at his continued success in all this Paladin stuff, a continued dull ache of guilt, the determinations to see this through. Michael's not quite so new to mental communication as he is to Oaths. It only takes him a second or two to wall those feelings off, leaving only the faint impression that he's sort of tired. Get used to that one; he's back to not sleeping every single night!]