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    “ With all due respect, Sir... I don't understand what I'm doing here. I'm a healer, not a soldier. “

    “ But you are fighting to save people's lives & grant them the chance to see the light of yet another day, just like the rest of us. Therefore, by definition, you ARE a soldier. ”

    “ Even so,” I breathed, with a voice fickle as the flame dancing around the wick of the candle he'd placed between us - a desperate attempt to keep night's dark embrace at bay, “ I swore to never contribute to war, to bloodshed. That the only blood to stain my hands would come from the wounded bodies I'm trying to save.

    I…swore to protect, not kill. ”

    “ As much as I emphasize with your unswerving dedication to this undeniably noble idea of a grand cause,” large, warm hands engulfed mine, calloused digits marked by the struggles of terrestrial existence - the battles fought, the sorrows taught - still gentle enough to elicit a tremor in my breath, a skip of my heart.

    A transient waning of resolve.

    “ There will come a time, milady, when fate itself will step in... & make that decision for you. When you may have to kill in order to protect those you love. ”

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    01 Jan 2026