I'm just glad it worked. I've never had a glowing wound before. ( that he can remember, at least.
there's a pause in return on his end after her words. he's not sure how to react, is the thing. she should have told him, told all of them. that kind of information could have been — would have been — strategically important, and it would have been honest.
but he can't fault her for wanting to protect them. him. )
I understand why you did it. I'm not — ( he sighs. ) I'm not going to lie and say that it doesn't matter, but I get it. Just please don't keep anything else that can affect the team, me like that from me?
I've never seen anything like it before, myself. I'm just glad to know that our pods are in working order. Not that I don't trust the Eluvio's own medical services, it's just--
[there is something about that wound that feels off to her, but she isn't sure what. it's alien, foreign, but something familiar about the energy around it; a strange pull.
but it's probably nothing. just an after effect of the druid's magic.]
No, you are correct, it did matter and I made a grievous error keeping that information from you. I thought what I was doing was right, and...you are the Black Paladin, you embody what the Lion represents. Not Zarkon. I hadn't expected him to even still have a connection--
--but I assure you, I will not keep anything else from you. We need to trust each other.
I prefer the castle's pod, too. ( he knows they work, at least. he doesn't know nearly enough about eluvio, and his first impression is not amazing. mostly, their refusal to answer questions bothers him, but he'll reserve judgement for now. )
We need to. And I do. ( trust her, that is. one mistake made with good intentions changes none of that. ) Zarkon's connection with the lion was stronger than mine. I think that's why Voltron broke apart.
And I trust you, Shiro. I trust that you are much stronger than Zarkon. I know it, I believe it. You were perhaps not prepared for him...it's...never been recorded of a Lion having two living paladins before.
[She stops herself, gathers herself. There's an audible sharp intake of breath.]
And Zarkon is not a paladin. You were simply not ready, but you will be the next time we face him.
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( his side no longer hurts. it's part of why he'd been working out: to test his body, to see how far he can push again after the injury. )
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[a long pause. it's obvious she's trying to choose her words carefully.]
Shiro, I...want to apologize for having kept the Black Lion's past history from you. It's not something you should have found out the way you did.
I had believed I was protecting you.
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there's a pause in return on his end after her words. he's not sure how to react, is the thing. she should have told him, told all of them. that kind of information could have been — would have been — strategically important, and it would have been honest.
but he can't fault her for wanting to protect them. him. )
I understand why you did it. I'm not — ( he sighs. ) I'm not going to lie and say that it doesn't matter, but I get it. Just please don't keep anything else that can affect the team, me like that from me?
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[there is something about that wound that feels off to her, but she isn't sure what. it's alien, foreign, but something familiar about the energy around it; a strange pull.
but it's probably nothing. just an after effect of the druid's magic.]
No, you are correct, it did matter and I made a grievous error keeping that information from you. I thought what I was doing was right, and...you are the Black Paladin, you embody what the Lion represents. Not Zarkon. I hadn't expected him to even still have a connection--
--but I assure you, I will not keep anything else from you. We need to trust each other.
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We need to. And I do. ( trust her, that is. one mistake made with good intentions changes none of that. ) Zarkon's connection with the lion was stronger than mine. I think that's why Voltron broke apart.
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[She stops herself, gathers herself. There's an audible sharp intake of breath.]
And Zarkon is not a paladin. You were simply not ready, but you will be the next time we face him.
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I will be. ( he'll have to be. maybe he can use the time here to work on his bond with black, until they can find a way back. ) Thank you, Princess.
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[a pause]
And despite the circumstance, I am glad that you're here. I just wanted to be sure that everything is okay between us.
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And please, continue to rest.
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I'll take it easy.
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And I mean resting, Shiro.
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I'm not overdoing anything, I promise.