Part 314: Vaike B
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Hey, Panne.
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What now? Are you here to give me more unwanted battle orders? Don't worry man-spawn. I'm staying as close to you as a mother to its kit.
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Yeah, I know. And I appreciate it. Buuut... Maybe it'd be better if ya moved a little closer to the front lines. Fightin' at the rear ain't your style.
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First you order me to stay behind, and now you order me to advance? It's obvious your real desire is: you want us fighting shoulder to shoulder. I refuse. I don't trust you man-spawn one bit. This taguel fights alone.
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All right, I admit it. Ya got me. But I think we make a good team, and I wanted to keep ya close.
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You humans are beyond trust.
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Look. I ain't the smartest guy in the room, and I don't know much about taguel folk. But I know about YOU. You're brave and straightforward and honest, and I like that. I reckon ya got more honor than most humans I've known put together. But in the slum where I grew up, trust earned ya a blade in the back. So you're smart not to trust our lot. ...Leastwise that's how I see it.
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Then why would I trust YOU?
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'Cause there's a difference between trustin' a human and trustin' a friend. We Shepherds all look after each other. ...Or ain't ya noticed?
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I had sensed a... fellowship. Almost like a pack.
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Anyway, just think it over, Panne. I've done enough preachin' for one day. (leaves)
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Such a strange man...