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[ She wanted to know! Don't hide things. ]

Combat support. And with Garrus. He's a good man. You two will be great. [ She grins.

Then she nods her head. ] I got something to help me fight the Darkling.

What was yours?

[ He brightens, slightly and briefly, because from everything he’s heard about the Darkling, he’s on board with anything that makes things easier for her. ]

That’s good, isn’t it? They really can do all the things they say.

[ It’s an excuse not to answer, for a moment. Then he considers it, and his head rolls to one side. His smile fades away. ]

My father. They brought him to life again, and they’re holding him now. I didn’t think it was possible. But it’s true.

[ Okay... forget everything she just said.

His father? He let her talk about her things when his father... ]

D'Artagnan.... [ How do you even answer something like that? It means more to him than it would ever have to her, she never knew her father to lose him. So she can understand. ]

Have you gotten to see him?

[ That's why he hadn't wanted to tell her. He smiles slightly, looking uncomfortable. ]

I haven't. Not yet.

Athos said he'd come with me, if they allow that. I don't know, Alina. When I said I wanted this, I didn't think they could actually do it. Now I have no idea what I'll say to him.

Tell him you love him. That's the important thing.

The rest will come to you. [ She smiles as she reaches up to touch his cheek lightly. ]

D'Artagnan... I'm so glad they did this for you. I know it's been hard for you, and this doesn't erase it. But it's something at least.

[ Tell him you love him.

That dries his throat up. He hadn't said that before his father died. There had been no goodbyes. Just the rain, and the inn that they were only at because d'Artagnan suggested they stay, and... ]

I know. I know it is.

And they could take it away again, the moment I do something wrong. I'm such a fool. I never should have mentioned him to them, not at all.

That won't happen. [ She doesn't even hesitate.

She takes his hand and meets his eyes. ] It won't happen.

I won't let it happen. I'll do anything to help keep him safe for you, d'Artagnan. I'll make sure it doesn't happen.

[ D'Artagnan turns his palm over to take her hand properly, and he squeezes her fingers. ]

That's my job. Making sure it doesn't happen.

You have enough to worry about, Alina. You don't need my worried on top of it, you have your own world to protect. Don't think I've forgotten that.

[ She laces her fingers with his and holds his hand tightly. ]

I'd do anything to help you, d'Artagnan. I'm not going to leave you to this alone.

I know.

[ He squeezes her hand again, and then shifts a little closer to her. ]

I won't let it be like last week again. I'll find a way to handle it better. That's what I talked to Athos about. I'm not going to do that again.

I understand, though.

It's okay to be upset. I just don't want to be your enemy. [ She glances at him. ] I'm not your enemy. I'm your friend. I want to help you.

You were never my enemy.

[ He doesn't want her to think that, not at all. ]

And things aren't so simple as that anyway, now. Maybe they never were, and I'm just now seeing that.

[ She shakes her head. ]

They're not...

Even I agreed to come here and... and sometimes I wonder if I made the right choice.

I don't think I did, sometimes.

You wanted their help. That's a reason to do this. You were trying to save your people.

[ He understands that. She'd had a very definite choice on her hands, and in his view, she'd taken the one that anyone would. The best of people will still save their own, given the chance. ]

Do you regret it?

[ She shrugs. ]

Sometimes. I think I put my planet in more danger than did good for them.

No.

[ He shakes his head at that. He won't have her believing that's her fault. ]

They came to you. If you hadn't said yes, they'd have found a way to make you say yes. Your planet was in danger before you even saw they were there.

[ She looks up at him as he says all of that and smiles gently at him. He hates them, and he's still trying to comfort her.

She throws her arms around him to hug him tightly. ] Yeah... you're right. They had started to say that when I agreed....

Thank you.

[ He does hate them. He has to reconcile that feeling, now. But deep in his heart, he still does.

It's just that Alina's his friend. And he really doesn't think there was any way to help her ending up here. At least she got full disclosure before she agreed. At least she wasn't stupid enough to say yes without thinking.

He hugs her back, tightly. ]

It's nothing to thank me for. It's just the truth, you shouldn't blame yourself.

At least we got something we needed... [ Something he couldn't get anywhere else. ]

When are you going to see your father?

[ Maybe something he shouldn’t have gotten anywhere. But now that he has, he’ll do anything to make sure his father stays alive. ]

Soon, I think. I’m going to ask Armada. I’d like Athos to come with me, if it’s allowed.

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