I do think Duster is hoping he'll pick and pick less now, and I think he may be right. There's a point, right, when words move into guns and knives. Duster decided that that point had been reached. He thought about it, discussed it. It was not rash.
[Which was why Alfie had given his blessing. If Royce had been raging and planning to rush off in the heat of the moment, Alfie would have done his best to stand him down.]
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I do think Duster is hoping he'll pick and pick less now, and I think he may be right. There's a point, right, when words move into guns and knives. Duster decided that that point had been reached. He thought about it, discussed it. It was not rash.
[Which was why Alfie had given his blessing. If Royce had been raging and planning to rush off in the heat of the moment, Alfie would have done his best to stand him down.]