[ another nod, but this one carries more weight, enough to bear his gaze down for a moment. he is tired again already, but this he wants to see through. ]
And there you have it.
[ even Thorin himself knows not where he was, where or how he lost sight of himself down the road to what he wanted for so long. lost sight of what he'd had all along. ]
In the end- [ he falters, hesitant to say it, the words heavy on his tongue. ] In the end, even a jewel with no equal is just a jewel. It cannot save lives.
[ and in the end, lives are so much more precious than gems. what a fool he was to ever have forgotten this. ]
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And there you have it.
[ even Thorin himself knows not where he was, where or how he lost sight of himself down the road to what he wanted for so long. lost sight of what he'd had all along. ]
In the end- [ he falters, hesitant to say it, the words heavy on his tongue. ] In the end, even a jewel with no equal is just a jewel. It cannot save lives.
[ and in the end, lives are so much more precious than gems. what a fool he was to ever have forgotten this. ]