Aren't you tired of it? Surely if you let loose the anchor of your affection, you wouldn't be here. You wouldn't be torn between what you want and what is right.

It would be better for you if your heart weren't in it, I know that. [ Maybe Erik should go, because there is no way to stop this, to turn back, and the care they have will become a casualty. He's not sure he can watch another thing he's cared for die.

Once again he's an instrument of destruction. It's not lost on him. ] If I were wise, I shouldn't let you choose. Me or your ideals. They shouldn't even be in question.