[Quietly, with the rippling of water, Beelzebub moves across the onsen's surface to sit himself next to Temenos, a hand against his knee.]
...You don't need to say something like that.
I don't want you to stop being what you are, Temenos. But I don't want to celebrate any victories if you're not there to see it with us. I... don't care about the truth, or catching murderers, or even getting off this island if you feel you have to be sacrificed to find any of it.
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[Quietly, with the rippling of water, Beelzebub moves across the onsen's surface to sit himself next to Temenos, a hand against his knee.]
...You don't need to say something like that.
I don't want you to stop being what you are, Temenos. But I don't want to celebrate any victories if you're not there to see it with us. I... don't care about the truth, or catching murderers, or even getting off this island if you feel you have to be sacrificed to find any of it.
No truth is worth that much. I can't accept that.