[He remembers that. Gods does he remember it. It still stings, even knowing now that she returns his affections for her. But all of that came later. His act of heroism...it hadn't changed anything. It just...made it all the more apparent how he wasn't the image of a hero in her mind. And how could he be? She was a paladin. She was a hero.]
I...only did what anyone else would have. I happened to be there first...
[There's a definite pain in his voice. He doesn't believe he really saved her at all. He was just first on the scene. He was a coincidence.]
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[He remembers that. Gods does he remember it. It still stings, even knowing now that she returns his affections for her. But all of that came later. His act of heroism...it hadn't changed anything. It just...made it all the more apparent how he wasn't the image of a hero in her mind. And how could he be? She was a paladin. She was a hero.]
I...only did what anyone else would have. I happened to be there first...
[There's a definite pain in his voice. He doesn't believe he really saved her at all. He was just first on the scene. He was a coincidence.]