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What the Hell?

Markus. Family. Matter. Leave. It. To. The. Markus. Family.

They're the best on the Frontier for a God-damned reason!

I didn't realize we were on the frontier.

Cheyte Castle? IS the Frontier, you god damned moron. It's OUR territory.

There is nothing more to say.

Really? You seem like you wanna talk.

I've offered all my strength, and my life. You've refused. I suggest you leave my sight before my program overpowers my willpower.

You've never even fucking heard of Cheyte Castle? And yet you want to go there? HA.

I've heard about that place, and I could not be paid enough to go there. Unless.. But that's not the issue.

The most I could lose is my life.

No, you could lose other people's lives too.

If I believed I were a liability, I would stand aside.

It doesn't matter what you do or don't believe.

My judgement is limited by the information present.

Or you could get everyone else fucking killed.

Why not let professionals handle it? Especially when it's their family?

Seems to me like you're the one with an ego issue.

I have nothing further to say.

So, in other words, you're called on it.

You're the one with the fucking ego, thinking they can't handle it without you. Get the Hell over yourself. They're professionals.

You are entitled to your opinion, even if you believe it is egocentric to offer one's life for a friend.

I believe it's fucking stupid to go into a situation you are not familiar with, do not know anything about, and boast that the most you can lose is your life when, in fact, you screwing the fuck up could kill everyone.

Grove is all that matters to me.

Then let them handle it.

They KNOW what the fuck they're dealing with. They ain't gonna let anything happen to one of theirs. I know the clan, I know what they'll do for one another.

Same sort of shit I'd have done for Gareth.

They...

They just failed him once. As did I. If they fail this time, it might break an already fragile man.

Them? Fail him? How the fuck could they do that?

And how the Hell did you fail him?

From the conversation I interrupted, I gathered that Kyle was lured away while guarding Grove.

I will not shed responsibility for Grove's well being. I am a police officer.

~~And the fragile man I refer to is myself.~~

Fragile?

Fragile? My brother is the strongest man I know. Yes, his body is in a weakened condition but his spirit is strong -- in more than one way.

Don't make assumptions about my family, and don't you dare say we've "failed" Grove until those words come from his lips.

The fragile man, who will break if Grove dies, is me.

You know what? Fuck you.

You've talked to Grove, sure. But you don't know him.

Because if you did: You'd know that he knows all of us would die for him. Grove is never so safe as he is with his siblings who love him.

You think I do not love Grove Markus?

It is not the machine that is offering it's life. That side is only offering it's strength. Yes, I know that Grove is your brother. Even though he is not your family, Leila.

Please go, Leila. The strain on my nervous system is becoming too strong to stand against. I must protect the innocent.