[A wave of confusion sloshes over him. No, he hadn't been. They'd asked, and he had gone. He'd thought it was that simple, but...
Had he been the only one?
Had they all been tricked into coming?]
No. No, I came because they asked. [And it had made sense. --But
if he'd come alone, if he'd somehow foreseen this, would the rest of them have been spared this punishment? Had it just been meant for him all along, and the rest were collateral damage yet again?
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[A wave of confusion sloshes over him. No, he hadn't been. They'd asked, and he had gone. He'd thought it was that simple, but...
Had he been the only one?
Had they all been tricked into coming?]
No. No, I came because they asked. [And it had made sense. --But
if he'd come alone, if he'd somehow foreseen this, would the rest of them have been spared this punishment? Had it just been meant for him all along, and the rest were collateral damage yet again?
He freezes, then reels, swaying in place.]