Isaac looked her in the eyes before speaking. "You asked me how I can say please, right? It's simple. I'm more worried about your safety than I am about my own. Even now, if I stop using the emotion-calming technique, I feel like I might go crazy. Am I doing the right thing by bringing all of you to Florathi? What if something happens and I can't protect you?
"What if there is a trap waiting for you? What if they are already planning something against us? What if I miss something important and one of you gets hurt because of it? I keep thinking about what I can do to protect my treasures, and sometimes I almost want to keep all of you somewhere the Florathi can never reach.
"Other times, I feel like I should just attack them first before they can do anything, even if it means killing thousands of innocent people. I know that isn't the right way to think, but the thoughts keep coming back, and I don't know how to make them stop. I… feel like I'm going crazy—
