[ Because there's only so much Mako can do to even out the playing field, and she can't do that when Raleigh doesn't put himself on that level -- not that she can blame him; he literally has spent years having it beaten out of him and Mako understands it entirely.
They've come a long, long way, and the journey had been rough -- because they are essentially two very different people from two very different worlds. Mako softens, regarding him. ]
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[ Because there's only so much Mako can do to even out the playing field, and she can't do that when Raleigh doesn't put himself on that level -- not that she can blame him; he literally has spent years having it beaten out of him and Mako understands it entirely.
They've come a long, long way, and the journey had been rough -- because they are essentially two very different people from two very different worlds. Mako softens, regarding him. ]
Do you know who you are to me, Raleigh?