[ there's a fierce streak of possessiveness at that -- not against anyone who came before him, but for Charles now. there's the sense that he did this, something indelible, and at this moment, there's no guilt, but almost pride.
it's not a thought he would have shared, but he won't flinch from it, either. ]
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it's not a thought he would have shared, but he won't flinch from it, either. ]