"Then you're all set, ain't you," Raylan rumbles back with good humor as he shifts with Ben's roll, letting the man move him as he wanted, hands sliding up to settle on Ben's thighs before moving up to drift along his back instead as he peers down into the youthful face.
Ben's praise held a lot of weight but it battled against a lifetime of self-shaping and situational renforcements that had long dug into the back of Raylan's mind and taken route. And he'd tried, over that lifetime, to dedicate himself to other things but chasing men down, killing those that deserved it, was always where he ended up.
How many bodies saved equaled out those taken, in the end?
"That it says I've gotten callus about it. That I might shoot my gun, end a life, for less than a good reason.. That I ain't any better than the people I'm puttin' down and end up bein' my daddy's son more than I already am."
He trusted Ganymede, despite the secret the now 'older' man had kept. He'd never been hurt here, never been mocked, and being able to answer honestly was a reward worth having.
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Ben's praise held a lot of weight but it battled against a lifetime of self-shaping and situational renforcements that had long dug into the back of Raylan's mind and taken route. And he'd tried, over that lifetime, to dedicate himself to other things but chasing men down, killing those that deserved it, was always where he ended up.
How many bodies saved equaled out those taken, in the end?
"That it says I've gotten callus about it. That I might shoot my gun, end a life, for less than a good reason.. That I ain't any better than the people I'm puttin' down and end up bein' my daddy's son more than I already am."
He trusted Ganymede, despite the secret the now 'older' man had kept. He'd never been hurt here, never been mocked, and being able to answer honestly was a reward worth having.