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[throwmoreswords]

You'd ought have a good reason for calling upon me directly, Mongrel.
State your case and don't bore me--or there may be consequences.

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[pranas]

Gilgamesh, there is a favor I must ask of you.

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[throwmoreswords]

You may ask whatever you please, though whether I grant it is another matter.

[pranas]

I would expect nothing less.

[ inhale, exhale. ]

There is a chance a day may come where I fall into madness, should that day ever come I want you to strike me down.

[throwmoreswords]

Hoh? What's possessed you to think that I'd be capable of such a feat, o Hunter?

[pranas]

Because you're strong and you would not suffer to watch me become a mindless beast.

[throwmoreswords]

[ hm.
on one hand, some part of him is very sure that if need be, he could destroy a jing yuan given to madness.
the rest of him is a bit more up in the air--though whether it's from practical consideration or maudlin sentiment is a whole other question. ]

I'm relatively new to swordplay and the like. Are you certain I could actually best you were you to go powerfully feral?

[pranas]

I have faith in you, Gil.

[ but that really isn't the answer that the man is looking for. ]

I believe you'll become stronger than even me given time. Not only that, I am a sentimental man in truth. I care more deeply than I should and that is a flaw I will carry for the rest of my days. Should this terrible future come to pass that sentimentality will be a weakness you could easily exploit.

[throwmoreswords]

What a cruel thing to say so candidly.

[ it's not that Gilgamesh is without sentiment.

... it's that he would never let sentiment win over duty. over What Needed to Be Done. the innate reflex to keep the Garden whole will always come before everything else, and in the end, Jing Yuan out of his mind with rage and torn down by some beast inside is... beneath his dignity. an insult to him, really. ]

... but, yes. If it were to come to it, I would see you slain and freed from whatever malady came over you, regardless of the hesitation of others. This is a heavy, unpleasant vow that I can make to you.

[pranas]

Forgive me, I don't mean to sound cruel.

[ it would do Gil a disservice if he was not straight forward, honest with his assessments. it is his hope that Gil would not cling to the vain hope others might, that he would be one of the few to put an end to the danger before it has any chance to threaten those Jing Yuan hold so dear. ]

Thank you, Gil. It is a lot I ask of you with little explanation as to why and I am sorry to ask you to carry such a unpleasant vow. I am forever in your debt for this.

[throwmoreswords]

Of course.

[ it's not absolution, really, just. an acknowledgement. wry and cool. ]

Now, now. You know better than to give the man who wants everything in the world a debt.

Don't make me fulfill the promise, Jing Yuan. That's debt enough.

[pranas]

Even so I have done so it without hesitation nor regret.

I will fight with everything I have, that I can promise you.