[His expression softens. He wasn't sure what he could do to soothe his ex-lieutenant's ire.]
I'm not annoyed with you. You've been nothing but loyal to me. From you I could not have asked anything more.
Ideally, I would have spoken with you. I would have approached you as I did now and given you a thoughtful explanation, proper reasoning and perhaps a solemn farewell. You certainly deserve at least that. But the truth is, I don't have an answer to give you. For the longest time, I didn't have an answer to give myself.
For all that I'd found with the Autobots, I'd never felt more lost than I did on that ship. I don't believe you would have been satisfied with that answer, were it then or now.
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[His expression softens. He wasn't sure what he could do to soothe his ex-lieutenant's ire.]
I'm not annoyed with you. You've been nothing but loyal to me. From you I could not have asked anything more.
Ideally, I would have spoken with you. I would have approached you as I did now and given you a thoughtful explanation, proper reasoning and perhaps a solemn farewell. You certainly deserve at least that. But the truth is, I don't have an answer to give you. For the longest time, I didn't have an answer to give myself.
For all that I'd found with the Autobots, I'd never felt more lost than I did on that ship. I don't believe you would have been satisfied with that answer, were it then or now.