[The praetor inhaled deeply and slammed his book closed. He couldn't find anything and with his lips pursed, he looks to Snow and nods. If he's a witness, at the very least he can tell the story of what happens next.]
Right.
[He sets the book aside for now and steadies his nerves with his eyes closed.]
Please, stand back. I don't want the same thing to happen to you.
[If anything, he was ready to face the consequences of his actions for the sake of knowledge and he was willing to do so even if it cost him.]
Just...act as a witness.
[Sometimes to learn a thing is to be involved with a thing. It's just like Vegnagun all over again.]
no subject
Right.
[He sets the book aside for now and steadies his nerves with his eyes closed.]
Please, stand back. I don't want the same thing to happen to you.
[If anything, he was ready to face the consequences of his actions for the sake of knowledge and he was willing to do so even if it cost him.]
Just...act as a witness.
[Sometimes to learn a thing is to be involved with a thing. It's just like Vegnagun all over again.]