For a moment he's sure that Liam's going to deck him, punch him square in the face and he'd deserve it. He makes no move to stop him, accepting whatever the older man plans to do. But somehow it's only a shove and disappointment and fuck if that doesn't hurt more than an blow. He stands up straighter for a moment, only now realizing just how much height he had on Liam, his force of personality made him seem so much larger.
"'m sorry." The shift in his stance only lasts a fleeting moment before he's throwing his arms around Liam, regardless of the heat or how gross everyone is he hugs the other man to him for a long moment. It's strange how much Liam's disappointment hits home, like he was failing Cor or His Majesty somehow.
"You were already so worked up I didn't think you'd listen. All of that, explaining everything? That took more than a minute and you'd already made up your mind what you were going to do, the rest of us be damned. I thought... you'd at least see the reason in not adding to the body count. As soon as Ardyn got involved it was a whole different story." Okay so maybe outside in the sun it's a little too hot for this. He leans a little instead, one arm around Liam but not fully hugging him.
"I wouldn't have let him kill you but... trust me when I say stepping in to argue in your defense would've made him more likely to kill you out of spite. Though I have to admit if he'd been a second or two slower I'd have jumped between you. Make sure neither of you could kill each other. He uh... he had everything he knew turned on him for being that kind of idealistic and self sacrificing so it pisses him off when people think it'll change anything. Makes no sense, I know but he's bitter about it. Besides. A gun wouldn't have... done shit to him. Not during the storm." Just let him lean on you Liam, Ardyn is exhausting, even just trying to explain part of how he thinks.
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"'m sorry." The shift in his stance only lasts a fleeting moment before he's throwing his arms around Liam, regardless of the heat or how gross everyone is he hugs the other man to him for a long moment. It's strange how much Liam's disappointment hits home, like he was failing Cor or His Majesty somehow.
"You were already so worked up I didn't think you'd listen. All of that, explaining everything? That took more than a minute and you'd already made up your mind what you were going to do, the rest of us be damned. I thought... you'd at least see the reason in not adding to the body count. As soon as Ardyn got involved it was a whole different story." Okay so maybe outside in the sun it's a little too hot for this. He leans a little instead, one arm around Liam but not fully hugging him.
"I wouldn't have let him kill you but... trust me when I say stepping in to argue in your defense would've made him more likely to kill you out of spite. Though I have to admit if he'd been a second or two slower I'd have jumped between you. Make sure neither of you could kill each other. He uh... he had everything he knew turned on him for being that kind of idealistic and self sacrificing so it pisses him off when people think it'll change anything. Makes no sense, I know but he's bitter about it. Besides. A gun wouldn't have... done shit to him. Not during the storm." Just let him lean on you Liam, Ardyn is exhausting, even just trying to explain part of how he thinks.