Neal takes a slow, deep breath, and lets out a longer exhale.
"I need to apologize to him in a way he'll hear. If you think that would help. Or stay away from him entirely if you think it wouldn't. I... Whatever my feelings about what happened to Eiffel, Jedao-- I believe absolutely that he didn't want to hurt him. That wasn't what he wanted."
He'd told Eiffel once that sometimes being kind was more important than being right. He still believes it. It wasn't at the fore during this conversation, he also realizes that, but all he can do now is apologize again.
"You can be there, if it would help. If it would help you or him. I don't know what wounds I dug my nails into and I don't have any right to know, but I don't want to make them even deeper."
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"I need to apologize to him in a way he'll hear. If you think that would help. Or stay away from him entirely if you think it wouldn't. I... Whatever my feelings about what happened to Eiffel, Jedao-- I believe absolutely that he didn't want to hurt him. That wasn't what he wanted."
He'd told Eiffel once that sometimes being kind was more important than being right. He still believes it. It wasn't at the fore during this conversation, he also realizes that, but all he can do now is apologize again.
"You can be there, if it would help. If it would help you or him. I don't know what wounds I dug my nails into and I don't have any right to know, but I don't want to make them even deeper."