[There's a moment's pause as he collects himself, holding his own temper.]
We've both worked hard to get the Guard back to where it was, to earn people's trust and do what's right by them, no matter what. When I took on this job and said you had my honesty, I meant it. I didn't even tell Rey about Maketh's god killer, and I let you make the judgment call on what to do with it.
[Which, given how close he obviously is to Rey, says a lot about how much stock he puts into Henry's opinion. His own aggravation settles, his tone more subdued.]
I wanted to save you as much trouble as I could, keep the Guard out of this... and hell, maybe I knew that deep down, you wouldn't approve, and that if I made a mess, it'd be better if it was on my head alone. Maybe that's why I dragged my feet on telling you. It wasn't the right call.
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[There's a moment's pause as he collects himself, holding his own temper.]
We've both worked hard to get the Guard back to where it was, to earn people's trust and do what's right by them, no matter what. When I took on this job and said you had my honesty, I meant it. I didn't even tell Rey about Maketh's god killer, and I let you make the judgment call on what to do with it.
[Which, given how close he obviously is to Rey, says a lot about how much stock he puts into Henry's opinion. His own aggravation settles, his tone more subdued.]
I wanted to save you as much trouble as I could, keep the Guard out of this... and hell, maybe I knew that deep down, you wouldn't approve, and that if I made a mess, it'd be better if it was on my head alone. Maybe that's why I dragged my feet on telling you. It wasn't the right call.