He can't think about himself. That's going to be the key here. He needs to destroy himself, utterly abnegate any and all desires of his own. He can't think of his own hurt. He just needs to be what she needs him to be so that she can be happy and healthy. So that she can survive this. He will drag himself through fire and shit if it means her welfare. He will burn everything that is inviolably Byerly Vorrutyer - independence, pride, unsentimental pragmatism - if it is for her good.
"But can you move forward in this cell, Sonia?" He gives a small shrug. "Seeing me only when I decide to stop by? Seeing others only when they decide that? That seems like a way to stagnate."
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He can't think about himself. That's going to be the key here. He needs to destroy himself, utterly abnegate any and all desires of his own. He can't think of his own hurt. He just needs to be what she needs him to be so that she can be happy and healthy. So that she can survive this. He will drag himself through fire and shit if it means her welfare. He will burn everything that is inviolably Byerly Vorrutyer - independence, pride, unsentimental pragmatism - if it is for her good.
"But can you move forward in this cell, Sonia?" He gives a small shrug. "Seeing me only when I decide to stop by? Seeing others only when they decide that? That seems like a way to stagnate."