<div style="text-align: center">《 Armando 》<br/>
Location: Road back to Abendblume<br/>
Addressing: Dan and Rebel <a class="username" data-user-id="6997" data-username="Traveler" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" href="https://blackdahliaroleplaying.com/members/6997/">Traveler</a>​</div><br/><div class="bbImageWrapper bbImageAligned--right lazyload js-lbImage" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-single-image="1" data-src="/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F8TBD7tP.jpg%3F1&amp;hash=0019d7af4cbdab267aba91911497f552" title="8TBD7tP.jpg">
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</div>"Hale does what he feels he needs to do. He is a brilliant business man, and I'm grateful for the things he's done for me and mine. To me, he's been supportive in some of my worst of times. I personally owe him a debt I could never truly repay.  I'm on the right side of things, though. He treats those he's close to like family. for Hale, I suppose he sees people on that other side as disposable." It was a difficult balance. On one hand, Hale was extremely good to him. On the other hand, he treated some people like chattel.<br/><br/>"I don't blame you for considering other options." Armando didn't have a choice, even if he didn't feel loyalty towards Hale. "I didn't agree with this. I tried to provide other options, but Hale wouldn't hear them. That just makes me passive in all of this, and more guilty than any of you. You both tried to make the most of the situation, and I'm grateful for that." Armando had  known it was coming. He could have prevented it, but the risk to his comfort and potentially uprooting his family was too great.<br/><br/>"Ray is misguided.. but a product of his father and the man's entitlement," he added, feeling attachment to the Hale children as well even with the admission. He watched them grow into adults. Their families did holidays together, and all around, it spoke of better times. Armando didn't agree with a lot of things, but he was loyal to a fault and turning his back on Hale despite their differences didn't seem right either.<br/><br/>Armando shrugged at Rebel's word choice and apology.<br/><br/>"Generally, Hale prefers to keep his hands clean. There are certain things that I wouldn't do. I suppose that created a need for a man like Alvaro, and for a while it seemed he would remain dormant. I was never a crook. I couldn't risk that sort of thing as an immigrant. A single misstep and they would have shipped me back, regardless of the time spent serving this country." Armando preferred to do things by the book and his was mindful of every move he made because there were repercussions for men like him. He liked order and predictability, but with times how they were now, figuring out that order was like shooting in the dark.