"Nah." Sweeney's one of those that doesn't see it as that much of an issue. Not flippant, but accepting it may be part of being here. And it it's for something like this, it'll be plenty worth it.
"Don't mean I'm afraid to." The words hold the weight of his solemnity; his death would be a sacrifice, and that's never something to be taken lightly.
He picks his words carefully. "I don't know what exactly the Admiral is running from. But I've seen other Barges, and it's never gone well for us. I do not want some other Admiral, some other Barge, to catch up to us while we can't get united. This is a bad time to die. A week spent out death tolling is a week where everyone else's fear can shout down the few people who aren't afraid."
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"Don't mean I'm afraid to." The words hold the weight of his solemnity; his death would be a sacrifice, and that's never something to be taken lightly.
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So be careful, is the unspoken tail end of that.