"You feel responsible?" He gives him a thoughtful look, shaken out of his ruminations about Merlin. "That's impressive for such a young person."
He's finished slicing the bread, and goes to set it and the butter out on the table, pulling out a chair for Roi. He then returns to the fireplace to take over the stirring, in time to catch the hesitant question. "Our odds...? Well, we're thoroughly outnumbered, but my master was a powerful clairvoyant. He saw the end of the fight, and he felt we have a good chance. I trust his vision." After 1400 years, he has no other choice but to trust his vision. "I'm searching for the heir to his power. Only he, or she, can end the war decisively. But even if we fail, we can do a lot of good in the world before the end."
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He's finished slicing the bread, and goes to set it and the butter out on the table, pulling out a chair for Roi. He then returns to the fireplace to take over the stirring, in time to catch the hesitant question. "Our odds...? Well, we're thoroughly outnumbered, but my master was a powerful clairvoyant. He saw the end of the fight, and he felt we have a good chance. I trust his vision." After 1400 years, he has no other choice but to trust his vision. "I'm searching for the heir to his power. Only he, or she, can end the war decisively. But even if we fail, we can do a lot of good in the world before the end."