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So don't explode.

[ the thing is, he knows that ragnor is being more than reasonable. he knows that what he's asking is insane, but nick still scowls and sits up, twisting with his back to ragnor. ]

If you're just going to decide what's right without me I'm not talking about this any more.

[unfriendlygreen]

This is not about me, Nick. As much I would love to be killing that man right now, I know what a bad idea it is to do anything until it's safe for Oliver to act.

[ god, he's so frustrated. ]

Aren't you trying to decide what's right without anyone's input? Haven't you been doing that for weeks?

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And it worked. Until someone decided to tell Oliver, it was working perfectly.

[unfriendlygreen]

Are you suggesting that if I end up falling in an abusers' lap, I shouldn't tell anyone as long as no one else is getting hurt?

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God, I'm not doing this.

[ it'd be a great argument, if not for the way that nick fundamentally doesn't view the situations the same. ]

I made a choice, okay? Me, not you, not anyone else.

[unfriendlygreen]

It wasn't your choice to make. Oliver had the right to know.

And you broke a promise to me.

[ which matters less, but hurts more. ]

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[ ...that's a better argument. enough that he stops short of getting up, stuck in place for a moment without doing anything. ]

I was going to tell you.

[unfriendlygreen]

When?

[ ragnor doesn't believe that. he believes nock would have brought it up, maybe, months later, once it was over. ]

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When the contract expired.

[ so yes, after it was over. ]

It wasn't...just you. No one knew, I didn't tell anyone.

[unfriendlygreen]

You didn't have a promise with anyone else.

[ ragnor's not getting up, but he does start on breakfast because he needs something else to focus on and magic fits the bill. ]

My safety isn't worth more than my trust.

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It's worth everything.

[ it's easier to talk to his hands than direct the words anywhere else, clasping them together in front of him and paying close attention to the point where his thumb digs into the back of his hand. ]

If someone told you, in no uncertain terms, that to tell me something would put me in danger, would you tell me anyway?

[unfriendlygreen]

If I knew you'd want to know, yes. Without hesitation.

[ he's not lying. at least, he's pretty sure he isn't.

the secrets he keeps, that he's kept over the years, are for himself. he's never thought he's protecting others. ]

I would lie to you to protect myself, not to protect you.