People do things they find rewarding. He likes getting symbolic little revenges. It's like a glimpse of his dreams of being the boot.
[And it's also one of the only real joys Nathaniel has had to hold onto during his life. That's something Jedao could sympathize with, but he's simply not going to. Nathaniel has not forfeited the benefits of Jedao's principles or his protection, but he has certainly forfeited his affection and empathy. He doesn't want them, and Jedao will not be foolishly, pointlessly providing them any longer.]
I expect any excuse would do, if he could make it sound good to the masters that live in his head.
[Most of the pitch-black bitterness replaced by spare, dry, shockingly pure contempt is at least a different tone.]
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People do things they find rewarding. He likes getting symbolic little revenges. It's like a glimpse of his dreams of being the boot.
[And it's also one of the only real joys Nathaniel has had to hold onto during his life. That's something Jedao could sympathize with, but he's simply not going to. Nathaniel has not forfeited the benefits of Jedao's principles or his protection, but he has certainly forfeited his affection and empathy. He doesn't want them, and Jedao will not be foolishly, pointlessly providing them any longer.]
I expect any excuse would do, if he could make it sound good to the masters that live in his head.
[Most of the pitch-black bitterness replaced by spare, dry, shockingly pure contempt is at least a different tone.]