[Barnham takes a slow breath, and draws himself up. He's a knight. He's the captain of the knights of the inquisition of his beloved city, Labyrinthia. It might be over now--he might never be going back to that--but he won't cave and he won't crumble here.
He might shatter into a thousand pieces, but he would rather that than giving up.
He can't ever give up on this.
Darklaw had told him that he lacked resolve. Well in this--he won't lack resolve.
He can't.]
... Noctis, you have done nothing wrong. And you have not asked too much of me. [He meets Noct's eyes firmly, nodding.]
I give you my word as a knight of Labyrinthia--I shall do everything in my power to see this through to the end. [With Noct looking so broken and so sad, when he's trying so hard to be a good prince--isn't that all Barnham can do?] Never shall I waver here.
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[Barnham takes a slow breath, and draws himself up. He's a knight. He's the captain of the knights of the inquisition of his beloved city, Labyrinthia. It might be over now--he might never be going back to that--but he won't cave and he won't crumble here.
He might shatter into a thousand pieces, but he would rather that than giving up.
He can't ever give up on this.
Darklaw had told him that he lacked resolve. Well in this--he won't lack resolve.
He can't.]
... Noctis, you have done nothing wrong. And you have not asked too much of me. [He meets Noct's eyes firmly, nodding.]
I give you my word as a knight of Labyrinthia--I shall do everything in my power to see this through to the end. [With Noct looking so broken and so sad, when he's trying so hard to be a good prince--isn't that all Barnham can do?] Never shall I waver here.
[Not once.]