Ren was able to keep calm now.
'Acting now would be reckless… And I'd be committing an error similar to what I did with... Worse, when this time there are clearly other options... I'd never forgive myself.'
The thought burned. The memory of mistakes made with 'Mooshito' or even Larissa a bit.
Acting on incomplete information would probably end up leading to the biggest loss… A loss that some extra preparation and information could have avoided.
Things would be very different now…
He couldn't make that mistake again.
"Exactly, she would hate it," Klein sighed, relief evident in the sound. "That's why she's been avoiding you, why she's been so distant. Not because she doesn't care about you, but because she cares too much, because she knew that if she told you, if she involved you, you'd do exactly what your sense of justice dictates… And that would be really bad in many ways."
The words hit harder than expected.
