Because he wasn't able to face Stahn's face like that. He wasn't able to lift his sword against someone who looked like Stahn,not again, and so he'd let Stahn put himself into danger because of his own inability.
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I am a coward.
[Isn't that what it boils down to? He was too frightened to do anything, and too weak to work through it. Somehow, it's easier to admit to Otome than he'd thought it would be--but perhaps it's because there's something about her even now that reminds him of...well, the only actual piece of home he ever had.
He'd talked to Marian like this too. So even though Otome is different...it's reassuring.]
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Because he wasn't able to face Stahn's face like that. He wasn't able to lift his sword against someone who looked like Stahn,not again, and so he'd let Stahn put himself into danger because of his own inability.
...]
I am a coward.
[Isn't that what it boils down to? He was too frightened to do anything, and too weak to work through it. Somehow, it's easier to admit to Otome than he'd thought it would be--but perhaps it's because there's something about her even now that reminds him of...well, the only actual piece of home he ever had.
He'd talked to Marian like this too. So even though Otome is different...it's reassuring.]