[She understands what he's getting at almost immediately. Her eyes widen.]
Oh, no. No. I won't allow it. Absolutely not. [She reaches up to cup his face in her hands.] I don't want you anywhere near that thing. I don't want anybody getting near it. It's bad enough that Azwel and his companions have been exposed to it. It will not have you.
[She can picture all too well what insidious things even a shard of Soul Edge might try with Cullen, how it might try to appeal to him-- or use him, on its way to her.]
He won't offer the gauntlets until he's through removing them from himself. Not to me, or to anyone connected to me. I'm quite certain of that. And if I force the issue, one of his little friends will take off with them, just like before. I don't want this to escalate any further, or involve anyone else.
[Her fingertips rub softly against his stubble, a little fretful look pinching her brow.]
And he can't remove them unless he regains his memories. I know what I should do. But I will never forgive myself if I botch this. If I'm made a fool of. If that blasted thing hurts someone.
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Oh, no. No. I won't allow it. Absolutely not. [She reaches up to cup his face in her hands.] I don't want you anywhere near that thing. I don't want anybody getting near it. It's bad enough that Azwel and his companions have been exposed to it. It will not have you.
[She can picture all too well what insidious things even a shard of Soul Edge might try with Cullen, how it might try to appeal to him-- or use him, on its way to her.]
He won't offer the gauntlets until he's through removing them from himself. Not to me, or to anyone connected to me. I'm quite certain of that. And if I force the issue, one of his little friends will take off with them, just like before. I don't want this to escalate any further, or involve anyone else.
[Her fingertips rub softly against his stubble, a little fretful look pinching her brow.]
And he can't remove them unless he regains his memories. I know what I should do. But I will never forgive myself if I botch this. If I'm made a fool of. If that blasted thing hurts someone.