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[impure_tale]

Romana, tell these faceless Doctor beasts to let me go back to my room.

By the by, it's three in the afternoon. Do you know where your Inmate is?

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[He doesn't say anything for a good long while] So what did it do to you, in the end?

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I'd had my fill of responsibility by then, I think.

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Understandable. [He sighs] I had no wars. I wanted one-- when I was younger. I dreamt of going to war, being a hero. And then one came to me and... I wasn't a hero at all.

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And then you came here and saved lives.

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[He has no idea what to say in response to that. Actually, West is completely taken aback. He opens his mouth, closes it, thinks, then stands. He leans over the Marquis and, mindful of the bruising, goes in for a kiss]

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[The Marquis tilts his head upward in acceptance, fingers gently brushing the other man's chin for as long as he lingers there. When finally West drew away, he smiled fully.]

Thank you for coming to see me, Henri.

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[He smiles in return] And thank you.