He could have prevented this. Bruce knows that. He'd seen it coming, and let it come. But if that hand drops... he could never forgive himself.
"You're perpetuating the cycle. One movement from you and Jaime will never be an innocent again."
The eyes move again. Khaji won't see them, they're staring at the back of his head.
"We're fools. All of us, and this is a farce. The damn thing is dead and the war is already lost. That can't be undone, but we can still decide where we go from here. We can rebuild, nurse our wounded and make sure something like this never happens again."
There's a pause.
"Or you can kill him if you think that will atone for this mess. But I promise you-- if your hand drops, I will be first in line to perpetuate the cycle."
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"You're perpetuating the cycle. One movement from you and Jaime will never be an innocent again."
The eyes move again. Khaji won't see them, they're staring at the back of his head.
"We're fools. All of us, and this is a farce. The damn thing is dead and the war is already lost. That can't be undone, but we can still decide where we go from here. We can rebuild, nurse our wounded and make sure something like this never happens again."
There's a pause.
"Or you can kill him if you think that will atone for this mess. But I promise you-- if your hand drops, I will be first in line to perpetuate the cycle."