His motivations for leaving are, at best, one of those murkier things to come from all of this, though whatever the case may be, he's sure he wouldn't hold it against anyone being upset about his decisions. He can't be mad at no one stopping him, no one trying to keep him from leaving.
"You did what you had to" is a relief to hear, "Red found a great pilot" is incredibly comforting as well. All of this puts him in a fairly strange position with Red here, but trying to untangle all of that is nowhere near as pressing here as it would have been when he were alive. Thoughtfully, he takes a sip of his drink.]
I'm really glad. [Genuinely, honestly.] Red always stuck around even if my gods' temples disappeared, so I ended up spending a lot more time there than in the temples themselves. [It... feels kind of silly to admit it. If Shiro had been paying close enough attention after the two of them partnered up, he would have noticed the relocation of Keith's personal effects from the lion to his room at the temple had been a very slow process initially.] Having that kind of space, that kind of protection, it saved my butt a bunch of times.
So, knowing that Red has a good pilot, even if it isn't me... That's really the best I could ask for.
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His motivations for leaving are, at best, one of those murkier things to come from all of this, though whatever the case may be, he's sure he wouldn't hold it against anyone being upset about his decisions. He can't be mad at no one stopping him, no one trying to keep him from leaving.
"You did what you had to" is a relief to hear, "Red found a great pilot" is incredibly comforting as well. All of this puts him in a fairly strange position with Red here, but trying to untangle all of that is nowhere near as pressing here as it would have been when he were alive. Thoughtfully, he takes a sip of his drink.]
I'm really glad. [Genuinely, honestly.] Red always stuck around even if my gods' temples disappeared, so I ended up spending a lot more time there than in the temples themselves. [It... feels kind of silly to admit it. If Shiro had been paying close enough attention after the two of them partnered up, he would have noticed the relocation of Keith's personal effects from the lion to his room at the temple had been a very slow process initially.] Having that kind of space, that kind of protection, it saved my butt a bunch of times.
So, knowing that Red has a good pilot, even if it isn't me... That's really the best I could ask for.