Carol
Levi Cortez
Northwind

Levi shook his head. "You have the wrong idea." Levi said, his heart rate finally settling. He frowned and walked forward, approaching Tharn. 

"I am Leviticus Cortezial. The men you just slaughtered were my friends, my brothers. Their lives are now on me, because I was not there to protect them. I would not risk more lives just to protect a man whom I hold no allegiance to." He said, frowning. 

"So either kill me now or fuck off into your little war for this shitty country." He said, clenching his jaw.
Frankie
Tharn Skorn
On the road to Burgh

Tharn smirked. "Awww," He crooned, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "The poor little man lost his friends! Let me tell you, Leviticus, there is no room in this world for sentimental feelings. Your brothers would cast you aside if it meant they would save their own lives."

He paused, glancing at the devastation around them before returning back to Levi. "But kill you? No, I'm afraid I can't do that yet. I'll tell you what... You and your man come with me, and I will call off my dogs and spare your little friends."
Carol
Levi Cortez
Northwind

Levi's pale eyes bore a stark contrast to everything around him. "Then tell me. If there is no room for feelings in this world then why live? What is there to live for? That's not living, it's barely surviving." Levi said, frowning. 

"Your followers may leave you at the first taste of blood in the water, but that means nothing. Just because you haven't earned the respect of those around you doesn't mean I haven't put my own sweat into leading those around me. The people who follow me follow out of their own free will. Can you say the same?" He said.
Frankie
Tharn Skorn
On the road to Burgh

The noble speech was lost on Tharn, who simply shrugged his shoulders and held out his hands towards Levi, palms upward and towards Levi in a sort of "I don't know" Gesture. 

"Survival is all we can ask for. That's what all of nature strives for, and I'm sure everything from the tiniest bug to the greatest bear calls that living. And unfortunately, my men follow me because I offer them something you can't offer your men. Protection. The chance to live to see another day."

"I can, however, offer your men that now," He continued. "If you and your man here will come with me, I will spare your men and they can go on... Living."