"We will," Oliver promised. "We've already lost a terrible amount, you're right, but we'll fight for it regardless."
He pulled back from their embrace, so that he could look her more properly in the eyes. "I'm going to be a nuisance, I'm afraid, Lasha."
"...What do you need? What are you planning?"
"It turns out, I think, I got ahead of myself," Oliver said. "I was too quick towards the sword, for the sake of my own wants. There's responsibilities I have to undertake now. Unfortunately, I have a duty that comes first before leading the army."
