“I have to protect him,” Kaladin whispered. Why? “If I protect …” He coughed. “If I protect…only the people I… — Brandon Sanderson
“I have to protect him,” Kaladin whispered.
Why?
“If I protect …” He coughed. “If I protect…only the people I like, it means that I don’t care about doing what is right.” If he did that, he only cared about what was convenient for himself.
That wasn’t protecting. That was selfishness.
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