"Of course I would." The answer spills from his lips in an instant. He grips Inigo's shoulders a little tighter just to emphasize the point, and it surprises even Roland that he would be so quick to vow it.
But at this point, has he not vowed this over and over again, if only to himself? In the silence of his mind, the darkness of his thoughts? That his calling in life, the fate bestowed upon him, was this: the role of a protector, the guardian, the one to hold them through the waves of history. He would gladly live it a million times over because there was nothing else that motivated him more in life than the promise of helping, serving. Especially those who hold the future in their hands, whether or not they know their potential, or can see what the world has yet to offer them should destiny roll in kindness.
His hands drop down to his lap and the sight of Jumblie, who at this point seems to be looking directly at him in support, makes him smile. Encourages him to find Inigo's light, the one he has been basking in since he first realized how his heart stirred for a boy he's suddenly come to call his own.
"I'll be by your side until you need me...And even then, I might hang around still. So when the time comes, you and I can discover what's waiting on the other side. Together." Because true enough, wherever they emerge, Roland will hold his hand through that too. Take him back home, whichever home is granted of him. The first, the second, maybe something new altogether. He won't let go. He won't stop moving forward.
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But at this point, has he not vowed this over and over again, if only to himself? In the silence of his mind, the darkness of his thoughts? That his calling in life, the fate bestowed upon him, was this: the role of a protector, the guardian, the one to hold them through the waves of history. He would gladly live it a million times over because there was nothing else that motivated him more in life than the promise of helping, serving. Especially those who hold the future in their hands, whether or not they know their potential, or can see what the world has yet to offer them should destiny roll in kindness.
His hands drop down to his lap and the sight of Jumblie, who at this point seems to be looking directly at him in support, makes him smile. Encourages him to find Inigo's light, the one he has been basking in since he first realized how his heart stirred for a boy he's suddenly come to call his own.
"I'll be by your side until you need me...And even then, I might hang around still. So when the time comes, you and I can discover what's waiting on the other side. Together." Because true enough, wherever they emerge, Roland will hold his hand through that too. Take him back home, whichever home is granted of him. The first, the second, maybe something new altogether. He won't let go. He won't stop moving forward.