[Guy almost makes the mistake of swearing on his name.
He stops himself; not because he thinks Asch would take it personally, but because he's been reflecting a lot on his name and what it means to him. His name and his House ties him to Malkuth, to the crown and to Peony; he takes pride in his name and what it means to him personally, but beyond that? ...he doesn't even know anymore. Pere can tell him about the culture of Hod and about House Gardios until he's blue in the face, but the fact remains that if Guy does go back home, House Gardios will be whatever he makes of it. He could sell off all his assets and donate the gald to charity, live the rest of his life studying fontech in Sheridan and be just as happy.
And he can't swear on Luke. Luke is what means the most to him in this and any other world, but Luke is too close to a painful spot for Asch, no matter how much they've reconciled. Asch might understand the gravity of what Guy's saying, but it'll ring hollow because in the same breath will be that reminder of but you love Luke more, and you loved him first. And it would be true.
So Guy takes a moment to think, to really think about it, and he can come up with only one name he could swear on that'll really, truly say everything to Asch that he wants to say.]
I swear on my sister's name.
[Because every thing that comes out of Guy's mouth could be a lie, but he'd never dishonor her like that. And he knows how she'd feel about it; if using her name could save someone else, she'd want him to do it. She was like that.
Too sacrificial for her own good.]
On Mary. I swear on Mary's name that it's the truth.
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He stops himself; not because he thinks Asch would take it personally, but because he's been reflecting a lot on his name and what it means to him. His name and his House ties him to Malkuth, to the crown and to Peony; he takes pride in his name and what it means to him personally, but beyond that? ...he doesn't even know anymore. Pere can tell him about the culture of Hod and about House Gardios until he's blue in the face, but the fact remains that if Guy does go back home, House Gardios will be whatever he makes of it. He could sell off all his assets and donate the gald to charity, live the rest of his life studying fontech in Sheridan and be just as happy.
And he can't swear on Luke. Luke is what means the most to him in this and any other world, but Luke is too close to a painful spot for Asch, no matter how much they've reconciled. Asch might understand the gravity of what Guy's saying, but it'll ring hollow because in the same breath will be that reminder of but you love Luke more, and you loved him first. And it would be true.
So Guy takes a moment to think, to really think about it, and he can come up with only one name he could swear on that'll really, truly say everything to Asch that he wants to say.]
I swear on my sister's name.
[Because every thing that comes out of Guy's mouth could be a lie, but he'd never dishonor her like that. And he knows how she'd feel about it; if using her name could save someone else, she'd want him to do it. She was like that.
Too sacrificial for her own good.]
On Mary. I swear on Mary's name that it's the truth.