[They've all been there, really. Seeing things their futures hold, powerless. He's seen friends die in a future he doesn't want, can barely see himself moving towards now. He's done a lot of growing up in Keeliai, like it or not. Funny how it reminds him of Iowa in all the worst ways, and the vast tapestry of stars in all the best one. It's just that the brightest ones are the people he knows and loves.]
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Well, I'm honoured.
[He even holds a hand over his heart, look, see?]
I'm sensing a 'but', though. But what?