[He's not immune to those words, and the open invitation is unfairly illicit. Not for the first time he wonders why he is still continuing the conversation.]
Determined and reckless. I am beginning to understand you better.
[A start. He finds himself wanting to continue the conversation still—compelled to learn more, an urge like picking at the itch of healing skin—but he is unable to think of a response. So he lets it rest, albeit reluctantly.]
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Determined and reckless. I am beginning to understand you better.
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