[War isn't fair, but that's even more reason to stick together. Nyx has to grin, even as they make it to the quiet edge of the district. Just in time, too. He's already smelling the dust and decay that rests over the uninhabited streets like a shroud; it's a scent he's too used to anymore to notice as a human, but the wolf makes him hyperaware of the history they've inherited.]
He holds up his hands.]
I concede. I wouldn't have made it very far on my own.
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I'll do everything in my power to keep anyone from getting hurt. You included.
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[There's a shadow of a grin as he submits to trusting that they'll get through the night intact.]
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That's hardly fair. We'll protect each other, instead.
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He holds up his hands.]
I concede. I wouldn't have made it very far on my own.