[There's no immediate reaction and...he's not really sure how to take that. Of course there's no jumping for joy, but he also doesn't shoot it down immediately. He hasn't forgotten about their conversation, about the Chosen Kid, about the end.
Maybe he's wrong. Maybe...of course he should've put the idea out there, but maybe it's too much to hope that Ardyn would want that.
What's another 60 years? Being human, getting to feel like he did in the few days, but all the time, and maybe dying of old age--maybe even with people that care about him?
But that is not Church's choice.]
If you...
...What you said before. You--
[He doesn't want to make any promises he can't keep.]
I want to give you options. And I want for you to be able to choose from those options. And if you...decide...
[Think about the words. Words are so hard. Words slip through his grasp when he needs them the most, a stuttery start and stop, and there's nothing he can really say to truly make this any easier, is there?]
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Maybe he's wrong. Maybe...of course he should've put the idea out there, but maybe it's too much to hope that Ardyn would want that.
What's another 60 years? Being human, getting to feel like he did in the few days, but all the time, and maybe dying of old age--maybe even with people that care about him?
But that is not Church's choice.]
If you...
...What you said before. You--
[He doesn't want to make any promises he can't keep.]
I want to give you options. And I want for you to be able to choose from those options. And if you...decide...
[Think about the words. Words are so hard. Words slip through his grasp when he needs them the most, a stuttery start and stop, and there's nothing he can really say to truly make this any easier, is there?]
I'm here for you. By your side.