[ Swiftly flushed with confusion, he looks back up. ] For having a fight? Dear me, no. [ To Charles, it's more about touching something of Erik's that isn't the man himself, unsure of just where he stands with Erik, left wrong-footed by this business of conflicting ideals. With their time running down, the clashes will happen frequently and violently, combing over the same points until both are wretched with exhausting their arguments. It will change only when the circumstances do, when events lurch forward, and Charles isn't prepared for that.
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