action; (I am sorry. He tried to spare her...)
[ Well, he was going to hold on as long as she did, but those words make him stiffen. Ever so gently, his hands tender, if trembling a little, he disengages, and steps back, eyes down, and he'll step away if she tries to cross the distance. ]
I am sorry... I'm sorry, Your Highness. I ... should not take advantage of your presence, or your [ His teeth clench. I demand that you love me. ] Or your affections, when you think something like that.
I have done more wrong than anyone I know of. I killed... Only a few hours ago, I destroyed the Tokyo settlement. The estimated casualties are ten million people, with a projected twenty-five million more likely to die because of the destroyed infrastructure.
One of the lives that was lost... [ His eyes close, but then he forces them open, even if there is no way he can raise them to meet Euphie's. ] Was that of the Viceroy of Area 11. [ His voice breaks and he finishes in a whisper. ] Nunnally vi Britannia.