Yeah, well if we’re ridiculously lucky, it won’t even come to that. But just in case? That's our backup plan.
[ It might destroy him if it comes down to Robin dragging Steve along with her, but he refuses to be the reason why anyone cuts off their entire lives back home. It will hurt either way, but they’re just going to have to hope that they get lucky and things go a different direction.
Not that him being left behind is being seriously considered as an option at all, but he doesn’t know that part. ]
You tell me. We didn’t even get to choose territories they want us to pledge loyalty to.
[ He snorts humorlessly. He doesn’t dislike Solvunn, not by a long shot. As of now, it’s his home, but it never sat well with him that not a single one of them chose to come here and not a single one of them was given the option to leave. Basically, there isn’t a whole lot of choice here. ]
I know some people in Thorne who might be able to look. Not sure about the Free Cities.
[ He may reach out to some people there too, but he’s heard more about their military than he has about any libraries.
But Robin brings up the idea of taking this to Steve, and he huffs out another anxious laugh an drags his hands down his face. ]
Uh, no, we shouldn’t.
[ He already knows that Steve is going to refuse his terms and conditions, and even if he somehow didn’t, he won’t hold to it. And Eddie can already picture the look on his face, because they’ve been through this and Steve isn’t likely to go back on his word, even if that works was spoken at least a year ago.
Ugh. ]
But…
[ He sighs and, throwing out his arms and dipping his head in a slight bow, he relents: ]
no subject
[ It might destroy him if it comes down to Robin dragging Steve along with her, but he refuses to be the reason why anyone cuts off their entire lives back home. It will hurt either way, but they’re just going to have to hope that they get lucky and things go a different direction.
Not that him being left behind is being seriously considered as an option at all, but he doesn’t know that part. ]
You tell me. We didn’t even get to choose territories they want us to pledge loyalty to.
[ He snorts humorlessly. He doesn’t dislike Solvunn, not by a long shot. As of now, it’s his home, but it never sat well with him that not a single one of them chose to come here and not a single one of them was given the option to leave. Basically, there isn’t a whole lot of choice here. ]
I know some people in Thorne who might be able to look. Not sure about the Free Cities.
[ He may reach out to some people there too, but he’s heard more about their military than he has about any libraries.
But Robin brings up the idea of taking this to Steve, and he huffs out another anxious laugh an drags his hands down his face. ]
Uh, no, we shouldn’t.
[ He already knows that Steve is going to refuse his terms and conditions, and even if he somehow didn’t, he won’t hold to it. And Eddie can already picture the look on his face, because they’ve been through this and Steve isn’t likely to go back on his word, even if that works was spoken at least a year ago.
Ugh. ]
But…
[ He sighs and, throwing out his arms and dipping his head in a slight bow, he relents: ]
You, Robin Buckley, are the boss.