[ Unseen, his brows raise at that first bit. He hadn't even really known that Remus and Isley knew each other beyond the acquaintance that many scorched gained with each other over the Forge. Let alone that Remus had found it in himself to forgive Isley something. ]
[ But then his breath catches at the gall of the implication, that his guilt is selfish. ]
This isn't the first time I've struck an innocent a mortal blow. My judgement isn't sound.
[ But he's getting defensive because he knows Isley has cut to the heart of the matter. Arthur is being masochistic in an attempt to allieviate his grief, tie his guilt to the stains on his conscience that are genuinely indelible. ]
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[ But then his breath catches at the gall of the implication, that his guilt is selfish. ]
This isn't the first time I've struck an innocent a mortal blow. My judgement isn't sound.
[ But he's getting defensive because he knows Isley has cut to the heart of the matter. Arthur is being masochistic in an attempt to allieviate his grief, tie his guilt to the stains on his conscience that are genuinely indelible. ]
What if he never comes back.