"If I could go back to being a Knight, I would," Aaron assured him. "If I ran, where would I go? The farm? Waiting for you to show up when you can? I don't see that as a happy fate."
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"If I could go back to being a Knight, I would," Aaron assured him. "If I ran, where would I go? The farm? Waiting for you to show up when you can? I don't see that as a happy fate."