He could. He could, but he don't. And the worst part is...they're holding him to his word. And no matter how much they'll doubt it and call bullshit, if they weren't certain that some part of him meant it, they wouldn't be turning their back on him right now.
And that's the thing.
They're right.
The second they turn away, he don't trust himself to stay there a second longer, so he doesn't. He nips away and starts off across the city. He had to get to know an awful lotta people, and now? Now he's gotta make sure that they're not all about to pay the price for knowing him.
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He could. He could, but he don't. And the worst part is...they're holding him to his word. And no matter how much they'll doubt it and call bullshit, if they weren't certain that some part of him meant it, they wouldn't be turning their back on him right now.
And that's the thing.
They're right.
The second they turn away, he don't trust himself to stay there a second longer, so he doesn't. He nips away and starts off across the city. He had to get to know an awful lotta people, and now? Now he's gotta make sure that they're not all about to pay the price for knowing him.
Victory feels hollow.
This is why he hates promises.
But then, it always does.]