Player Name: Timpeni Personal Journal:timpeni E-mail: lunaglitter@gmail.com AIM/Plurk/Etc.:Timpeni Timezone: GMT + 8 Current Characters in Route: Saionji Hiyoko
Character Name: Guan Xing, in Eastern order of surname-then-given name, with the style name ‘Anguo’. Here’s the deal with ancient Chinese names- basically, it’s rude to call someone by their given name (given name being ‘Xing’) without being super-close, like, best-friend-or-family kind of close. He introduces himself with his surname and style name, so most people would know him as ‘Guan Anguo’. Unless you somehow end up really close to him, you’ll probably call him ‘Anguo’. Series: Dynasty Warriors Timeline: Historcal Shu story, after the battle of Chencang, right when Zhang Bao is about to die. Canon Resource Links:Wiki link, and some tidbits on his history under ‘In fiction’. Basically, he’s introduced into the game as the second son of Guan Yu, the God of War (seriously, his dad is a fucking beast). His first playable appearance is the Battle of Fan Castle, where some people betray his dad and it ends with the eldest son Guan Ping dying to protect them, and his dad Guan Yu dying too. This doesn’t really affect him very well. After that, he runs to Liu Bei, his father’s sworn brother. And finds out Zhang Fei (another of his father’s sworn brothers) is unceremoniously dead from betrayal. He teams up with Zhang Bao (Zhang Fei’s son) to avenge their fathers, after a bit of bickering. And then they decide to swear an oath of brotherhood, like their fathers before them… only to have Zhang Bao die from an ambush wound. Haha.
Personality: Someone just needs to give this guy chicken soup and force him to sit the fuck down holy shit.
Okay, onto serious things- the first thing you notice about Guan Xing is that he’s introspective. He’s not exactly noisy, and doesn’t actively seek conversation, though he’s totally fine with talking if you want to. While he doesn’t say much, he’s always thinking. If you talk to him before the Battle of Jieting, he suddenly spurts out multiple plans for how they can save Ma Su from the enemy. Guan Xing was designed to be the ‘warrior-strategist’ type of the Guan family; his genius is said to earn even Zhuge Liang’s respect. And Zhuge Liang is basically the Jesus of strategy, so there’s that. Guan Xing is logical, the ‘straight man’ of the Guan family, etc. etc., all those stereotypes you would associate with a strategist.
But there are some real differences between the motivations to be a strategist between Guan Xing and others. You can be a strategist because you’re smart and you just can, dammit, so you swear your loyalties to an army fighting for a cause you believe in. Guan Xing believes in more than the cause of the Shu kingdom, however. His image song (aka character song) basically have a line that goes ‘I want to exhaust my strength doing everything I can to end this’. ‘This’ being the constant war that plagues them. The Shu have ideals of a land of benevolence- he wants that, and he also wants his siblings and everyone else to be safe.
After the battle of Fan Castle, the big brother he always looked up to and relied on perished, as well as his father. Suddenly, he was the head of the family. The former head and rightful heir were both gone in one fell swoop; the amount of responsibilities that fell on his lap were enormous. He understands that. In the first cutscene of Fan Castle, he believes that his whole family can get out if they work together. But in the last cutscene of Fan Castle, where Guan Yu is about to give up his life to protect his three remaining children, he drops all that optimism and instead relies on cold logic. While his father tells him his last wishes, the only thing Guan Xing says is a simple ‘yes’ to everything. He doesn’t fight back against his father’s decision of sacrificing his own life, like what his others siblings would’ve done. He realizes he has to become the logical, reasonable one, now; that he can’t rely on emotions, and they have to be realistic, even if the outcome means the death of his father.
His father left big shoes to fill, and Guan Xing feels a real obligation to fill them anyway. Being the head of the family, he can’t afford to be a child and leave things to someone else. In order to protect the things dear to him, Guan Xing believes he has to take control, that he has to be productive and strong and observing and make sure nothing falls apart so disastrously like at Fan Castle. This sense of duty and need to protect his remaining family leads him to try doing everything by himself. He wants to do everything and use up every last reserve of strength he has in him to work for peace. His responsibilities is both his motivation and his undoing. He pledges his life to the people who believe in him, and he cares far too much about those close to him. Everything Guan Xing does- to be kind, or ruthless, or judgmental or scheming- it’s all for the sake of protecting what he still has.
That doesn’t exactly serve him well. While he likes to believe he’s the reasonable and logical one, this intense desire to fight on and take control leads him to be careless here and there. In the hypothetical route (that’s basically a ‘what if everyone lived?’ alternate story, so yeah, he’s still the same even if his brother and dad lives), he ends up being ambushed because he takes everything into his own hands and underestimates the enemy. Thankfully, Zhang Bao jumps in to save him just in time. Hell, Zhang Bao even says this- “Your only problem is that you try to do everything alone! You can rely on us. It’s the only way to become truly great!” It seems that Guan Xing’s issues are kinda horribly obvious.
That said, while he honestly tries to rely solely on logic and being realistic, Guan Xing is still human. He actually likes it when other people step up to take responsibility (thanks, Zhuge Liang), though he’ll never admit it to anyone, even himself. He still defaults to being kind, because, well, he is fighting for his father’s dream of a land filled with benevolence. He keeps trying to convince himself that he’s no longer a child and gently shoves away most kinds of protection until he ends up in a sticky situation and acknowledges that he kinda needs back-up. This is already a sign that he’s too stubborn and self-sacrificing to be completely pragmatic and realistic.
Unfortunately, no one actually tells him he’s biting off way more than he can chew in the historical route, and so he bears with the stress in order to do everything to lead his side to victory. He wants to be the one cutting down the walls and opening up new roads. He wants to contribute and be useful, so the burden on everyone else is lessened. And he just shoulders all of it himself, because for a strategist, he’s apparently an idiot. Guan Xing charges in to kill the Wu forces at the Battle of Yiling, already pissed from the fact that Zhang Bao tried to stop him from entering the battle in order to protect him from doing something stupid and being hurt. And while he doesn’t exactly do anything stupid, he does mutter about how he doesn’t need protection from Zhang Bao before going off to stab a few officers in the face.
All in all, Guan Xing comes off as an introspective genius, but is really dealing with much more than he should be dealing with, out of obligation and duty to his dead father and elder brother. He truly wants to protect everyone else but also convinces himself that he doesn’t need protection himself, because he has to be the ‘grown-up’ one of the lot. And this only serves to bite him back in the ass by making every loss even harder to deal with, because he shoulders all the responsibility for them.
Strengths/Weaknesses: + ”You can think up of multiple plans, even under stressful situations?” As stated, Guan Xing was a genius worthy of even Zhuge Liang’s respect. And being naturally inclined to thinking up solutions and observing your surroundings before letting your mouth run or freaking out is never a bad thing. He’s logical and coherent. …Most of the time.
+ ”I can capture this position myself.” Guan Xing was born while China was a bunch of warring states- so he’s been raised to be quite the warrior, himself. While his physics-defying powers are gone here, he’s still pretty skilled at fighting, and can easily take someone on, armed or unarmed. Just don’t let him fight a Pokémon, that never ends well here.
+ “…Is Zhang Bao alright? I should go check.” He really ends up caring for the people around him very easily, as long as they’re decent. When he first meets Zhang Bao, they end up fighting because Zhang Bao doesn’t want Guan Xing to enter the battle- and while Guan Xing is temporarily pissed, in the middle of the battle, he suddenly wonders if Zhang Bao was okay. Maybe it’s because they have something in common (aka their fathers are both dead), but he does form friendships quickly. Perhaps it’s because he likes being helpful- speaking of which…
+/- “I don’t need to be looked over!” After inheriting the honor and responsibilities from his father, Guan Xing has grown to be pretty independent. His normal disposition towards benevolence doesn’t help- he’ll probably offer to help you with anything if you look troubled, even if he doesn’t know what the hell it is. This means he can easily take care of himself and reach out to others… but stubbornly clings onto independence, sometimes outright refusing help until it’s too late.
+/- “They caught us completely off-guard... I need to figure out how to deal with this." In true video game fashion, he’s… kinda got a habit of saying his thoughts out loud. It’s mostly a quirk than anything, and can be amusing, or really annoying.
+/- “May my performance instill fear in the enemy!" Also, even when he’s beating the living shit out of people, Guan Xing speaks in a very polite way. It’s his upbringing, mostly- the son of Guan Yu can’t be a rude ruffian! But just because he’s polite doesn’t mean he puts no underlying tones or the sort in his speech. The politeness makes him agreeable, but also a bit passive-aggressive, or even awkward. And when he drops the politeness, you should probably run.
+/- "I still have some fight left in me yet..." No matter what, for the sake of the people he cares for, he has a really hard time giving up. He’s pragmatic enough to understand that retreat is sometimes the best option, but in dire situations, well… yeah. His determination and rather self-sacrificing attitude will only bite him back in the ass when it gets too much.
- “I was careless…” Remember how I mentioned his stubborn independence? Yeah. That can really get him into shit, at the worst possible moments (example, the middle of a decisive battle). Especially in a foreign world like the Pokémon realm, this will not serve him well. His independence overrides his normal logic most of the time, too, so… good luck, Guan Xing?!
- "My apologies for burdening you... I still have much to learn." It’s not too noticeable, but he does have a slight inferiority complex. After being surrounded by so many talented people (his dad, Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, the list goes on), he has a tendency to consider himself inexperienced after being helped or proven wrong. But in the end, he always bounces back into action and his normal behavior, so it’s something most brush off as humbleness.
- "That location looks interesting... let's capture it." Okay, so he’s logical most of the time, alright? But sometimes, when something really interests him, hemight make… a split-second decision. It rarely happens, but sometimes his brain just blanks and he does whatever. In the end, Guan Xing’s still kind of a kid.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Team Rocket Starter: Lvl 15 Rufflet, Lvl 5 Timburr. Password: Swedish Fish
Samples First Person Sample: --You mean… we can speak through these?
[But it looks like a toy. Well, no matter- he’s got no other choice now, seeing how foreign everything is. There’s nothing to lose from looking a bit ridiculous if that’s the only clue he has. Anyway, he clears his throat, not even realizing the video is already switched on.]
Good morning. My name is Guan Anguo. [Should he say he’s from the Shu forces? Or the God of War’s son? Hell, people should already know- and if they don’t, well… it’s probably for the best. Exposing his position like this while in a vulnerable, confused state is already undesirable.] I fear I am in need of assistance. If anyone knows the whereabouts of a woman named Xing Cai and a man named Zhang Bao, please inform me as soon as possible.
[…No response from the machine? Dammit, looks like he really did just look like a fool, didn’t he.] There’s no use in sitting here idly. You two are supposed to accompany me, is that so? [He normally doesn’t speak to animals, but these are weird animals with human-like features, so there’s that. His two Pokémon nod their heads, and he’s about to turn around to leave his room, before turning back on the decision to take his Pokégear along.
Thankfully, his hands just happen to grab the right spot, and it switches off.]
Third Person Sample: “This might be my chance to leave…”
He’s heard the rumors. Sure, they were rumors, but every rumor has some smidgen of truth to it. And in an environment like this, he has to investigate as much as he can. As much as virtually possible- and that’s his reasoning for being out in the National Park this late at night. He’s done his research, he knows how people get home. Their signal disappears, and poof, they just seem to be gone.
Guan Xing needs to go home. Too much depends on him now. Zhang Bao- they said he dies, but he can’t let that stop him. There’s still Xing Cai. And Guan Suo, Yin Ping- he needs to get back and help them.
What would they think if he just allowed himself to enjoy his time here? While his land is in turmoil? No thank you. If there’s even the slightest chance this can let him get home, he has to give it a try. For the sake of everyone waiting- he has to go back, how the hell can he just stay here, he has to-
…And that fixation to return home has only gotten Guan Xing swindled into lighting candles in the middle of a grass land. As well as chanting words that have absolutely no meaning whatsoever. Maybe someone’s videotaping him right now, the same someone who told him to perform the ritual. And when the sun begins to rise at dawn, Guan Xing is only filled with shame again.
His Timburr tries to comfort him, at least, but it doesn't really help. What would Zhuge Liang say now? What would his father say? No, wait, he can’t think like that. He has to stand on his own two feet. God, his own inexperience and ineptitude is absolutely grating. It’s a wonder why people like the Sleeping Dragon even give him some time of their day.
But sitting around won’t help matters, either. Guan Xing forces himself up, because he needs to keep on looking for an escape route. He can’t rest, and he has to be careful when following advice, too. And… he shouldn’t burden the others here with the predicaments he faces. They shouldn’t be bothered with the troubles of his world.
“…I’ll find a way to make it through this. I swear, father, brother…”
Guan Xing | Dynasty Warriors | No Reserve
Name: Timpeni
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Character
Name: Guan Xing, in Eastern order of surname-then-given name, with the style name ‘Anguo’. Here’s the deal with ancient Chinese names- basically, it’s rude to call someone by their given name (given name being ‘Xing’) without being super-close, like, best-friend-or-family kind of close. He introduces himself with his surname and style name, so most people would know him as ‘Guan Anguo’. Unless you somehow end up really close to him, you’ll probably call him ‘Anguo’.
Series: Dynasty Warriors
Timeline: Historcal Shu story, after the battle of Chencang, right when Zhang Bao is about to die.
Canon Resource Links: Wiki link, and some tidbits on his history under ‘In fiction’. Basically, he’s introduced into the game as the second son of Guan Yu, the God of War (seriously, his dad is a fucking beast). His first playable appearance is the Battle of Fan Castle, where some people betray his dad and it ends with the eldest son Guan Ping dying to protect them, and his dad Guan Yu dying too. This doesn’t really affect him very well. After that, he runs to Liu Bei, his father’s sworn brother. And finds out Zhang Fei (another of his father’s sworn brothers) is unceremoniously dead from betrayal. He teams up with Zhang Bao (Zhang Fei’s son) to avenge their fathers, after a bit of bickering. And then they decide to swear an oath of brotherhood, like their fathers before them… only to have Zhang Bao die from an ambush wound. Haha.
Personality:
Someone just needs to give this guy chicken soup and force him to sit the fuck down holy shit.
Okay, onto serious things- the first thing you notice about Guan Xing is that he’s introspective. He’s not exactly noisy, and doesn’t actively seek conversation, though he’s totally fine with talking if you want to. While he doesn’t say much, he’s always thinking. If you talk to him before the Battle of Jieting, he suddenly spurts out multiple plans for how they can save Ma Su from the enemy. Guan Xing was designed to be the ‘warrior-strategist’ type of the Guan family; his genius is said to earn even Zhuge Liang’s respect. And Zhuge Liang is basically the Jesus of strategy, so there’s that. Guan Xing is logical, the ‘straight man’ of the Guan family, etc. etc., all those stereotypes you would associate with a strategist.
But there are some real differences between the motivations to be a strategist between Guan Xing and others. You can be a strategist because you’re smart and you just can, dammit, so you swear your loyalties to an army fighting for a cause you believe in. Guan Xing believes in more than the cause of the Shu kingdom, however. His image song (aka character song) basically have a line that goes ‘I want to exhaust my strength doing everything I can to end this’. ‘This’ being the constant war that plagues them. The Shu have ideals of a land of benevolence- he wants that, and he also wants his siblings and everyone else to be safe.
After the battle of Fan Castle, the big brother he always looked up to and relied on perished, as well as his father. Suddenly, he was the head of the family. The former head and rightful heir were both gone in one fell swoop; the amount of responsibilities that fell on his lap were enormous. He understands that. In the first cutscene of Fan Castle, he believes that his whole family can get out if they work together. But in the last cutscene of Fan Castle, where Guan Yu is about to give up his life to protect his three remaining children, he drops all that optimism and instead relies on cold logic. While his father tells him his last wishes, the only thing Guan Xing says is a simple ‘yes’ to everything. He doesn’t fight back against his father’s decision of sacrificing his own life, like what his others siblings would’ve done. He realizes he has to become the logical, reasonable one, now; that he can’t rely on emotions, and they have to be realistic, even if the outcome means the death of his father.
His father left big shoes to fill, and Guan Xing feels a real obligation to fill them anyway. Being the head of the family, he can’t afford to be a child and leave things to someone else. In order to protect the things dear to him, Guan Xing believes he has to take control, that he has to be productive and strong and observing and make sure nothing falls apart so disastrously like at Fan Castle. This sense of duty and need to protect his remaining family leads him to try doing everything by himself. He wants to do everything and use up every last reserve of strength he has in him to work for peace. His responsibilities is both his motivation and his undoing. He pledges his life to the people who believe in him, and he cares far too much about those close to him. Everything Guan Xing does- to be kind, or ruthless, or judgmental or scheming- it’s all for the sake of protecting what he still has.
That doesn’t exactly serve him well. While he likes to believe he’s the reasonable and logical one, this intense desire to fight on and take control leads him to be careless here and there. In the hypothetical route (that’s basically a ‘what if everyone lived?’ alternate story, so yeah, he’s still the same even if his brother and dad lives), he ends up being ambushed because he takes everything into his own hands and underestimates the enemy. Thankfully, Zhang Bao jumps in to save him just in time. Hell, Zhang Bao even says this- “Your only problem is that you try to do everything alone! You can rely on us. It’s the only way to become truly great!” It seems that Guan Xing’s issues are kinda horribly obvious.
That said, while he honestly tries to rely solely on logic and being realistic, Guan Xing is still human. He actually likes it when other people step up to take responsibility (thanks, Zhuge Liang), though he’ll never admit it to anyone, even himself. He still defaults to being kind, because, well, he is fighting for his father’s dream of a land filled with benevolence. He keeps trying to convince himself that he’s no longer a child and gently shoves away most kinds of protection until he ends up in a sticky situation and acknowledges that he kinda needs back-up. This is already a sign that he’s too stubborn and self-sacrificing to be completely pragmatic and realistic.
Unfortunately, no one actually tells him he’s biting off way more than he can chew in the historical route, and so he bears with the stress in order to do everything to lead his side to victory. He wants to be the one cutting down the walls and opening up new roads. He wants to contribute and be useful, so the burden on everyone else is lessened. And he just shoulders all of it himself, because for a strategist, he’s apparently an idiot. Guan Xing charges in to kill the Wu forces at the Battle of Yiling, already pissed from the fact that Zhang Bao tried to stop him from entering the battle in order to protect him from doing something stupid and being hurt. And while he doesn’t exactly do anything stupid, he does mutter about how he doesn’t need protection from Zhang Bao before going off to stab a few officers in the face.
All in all, Guan Xing comes off as an introspective genius, but is really dealing with much more than he should be dealing with, out of obligation and duty to his dead father and elder brother. He truly wants to protect everyone else but also convinces himself that he doesn’t need protection himself, because he has to be the ‘grown-up’ one of the lot. And this only serves to bite him back in the ass by making every loss even harder to deal with, because he shoulders all the responsibility for them.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
+ ”You can think up of multiple plans, even under stressful situations?” As stated, Guan Xing was a genius worthy of even Zhuge Liang’s respect. And being naturally inclined to thinking up solutions and observing your surroundings before letting your mouth run or freaking out is never a bad thing. He’s logical and coherent. …Most of the time.
+ ”I can capture this position myself.” Guan Xing was born while China was a bunch of warring states- so he’s been raised to be quite the warrior, himself. While his physics-defying powers are gone here, he’s still pretty skilled at fighting, and can easily take someone on, armed or unarmed. Just don’t let him fight a Pokémon, that never ends well here.
+ “…Is Zhang Bao alright? I should go check.” He really ends up caring for the people around him very easily, as long as they’re decent. When he first meets Zhang Bao, they end up fighting because Zhang Bao doesn’t want Guan Xing to enter the battle- and while Guan Xing is temporarily pissed, in the middle of the battle, he suddenly wonders if Zhang Bao was okay. Maybe it’s because they have something in common (aka their fathers are both dead), but he does form friendships quickly. Perhaps it’s because he likes being helpful- speaking of which…
+/- “I don’t need to be looked over!” After inheriting the honor and responsibilities from his father, Guan Xing has grown to be pretty independent. His normal disposition towards benevolence doesn’t help- he’ll probably offer to help you with anything if you look troubled, even if he doesn’t know what the hell it is. This means he can easily take care of himself and reach out to others… but stubbornly clings onto independence, sometimes outright refusing help until it’s too late.
+/- “They caught us completely off-guard... I need to figure out how to deal with this." In true video game fashion, he’s… kinda got a habit of saying his thoughts out loud. It’s mostly a quirk than anything, and can be amusing, or really annoying.
+/- “May my performance instill fear in the enemy!" Also, even when he’s beating the living shit out of people, Guan Xing speaks in a very polite way. It’s his upbringing, mostly- the son of Guan Yu can’t be a rude ruffian! But just because he’s polite doesn’t mean he puts no underlying tones or the sort in his speech. The politeness makes him agreeable, but also a bit passive-aggressive, or even awkward. And when he drops the politeness, you should probably run.
+/- "I still have some fight left in me yet..." No matter what, for the sake of the people he cares for, he has a really hard time giving up. He’s pragmatic enough to understand that retreat is sometimes the best option, but in dire situations, well… yeah. His determination and rather self-sacrificing attitude will only bite him back in the ass when it gets too much.
- “I was careless…” Remember how I mentioned his stubborn independence? Yeah. That can really get him into shit, at the worst possible moments (example, the middle of a decisive battle). Especially in a foreign world like the Pokémon realm, this will not serve him well. His independence overrides his normal logic most of the time, too, so… good luck, Guan Xing?!
- "My apologies for burdening you... I still have much to learn." It’s not too noticeable, but he does have a slight inferiority complex. After being surrounded by so many talented people (his dad, Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, the list goes on), he has a tendency to consider himself inexperienced after being helped or proven wrong. But in the end, he always bounces back into action and his normal behavior, so it’s something most brush off as humbleness.
- "That location looks interesting... let's capture it." Okay, so he’s logical most of the time, alright? But sometimes, when something really interests him, hemight make… a split-second decision. It rarely happens, but sometimes his brain just blanks and he does whatever. In the end, Guan Xing’s still kind of a kid.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Team Rocket
Starter: Lvl 15 Rufflet, Lvl 5 Timburr.
Password: Swedish Fish
Samples
First Person Sample:
--You mean… we can speak through these?
[But it looks like a toy. Well, no matter- he’s got no other choice now, seeing how foreign everything is. There’s nothing to lose from looking a bit ridiculous if that’s the only clue he has. Anyway, he clears his throat, not even realizing the video is already switched on.]
Good morning. My name is Guan Anguo. [Should he say he’s from the Shu forces? Or the God of War’s son? Hell, people should already know- and if they don’t, well… it’s probably for the best. Exposing his position like this while in a vulnerable, confused state is already undesirable.] I fear I am in need of assistance. If anyone knows the whereabouts of a woman named Xing Cai and a man named Zhang Bao, please inform me as soon as possible.
[…No response from the machine? Dammit, looks like he really did just look like a fool, didn’t he.] There’s no use in sitting here idly. You two are supposed to accompany me, is that so? [He normally doesn’t speak to animals, but these are weird animals with human-like features, so there’s that. His two Pokémon nod their heads, and he’s about to turn around to leave his room, before turning back on the decision to take his Pokégear along.
Thankfully, his hands just happen to grab the right spot, and it switches off.]
Third Person Sample:
“This might be my chance to leave…”
He’s heard the rumors. Sure, they were rumors, but every rumor has some smidgen of truth to it. And in an environment like this, he has to investigate as much as he can. As much as virtually possible- and that’s his reasoning for being out in the National Park this late at night. He’s done his research, he knows how people get home. Their signal disappears, and poof, they just seem to be gone.
Guan Xing needs to go home. Too much depends on him now. Zhang Bao- they said he dies, but he can’t let that stop him. There’s still Xing Cai. And Guan Suo, Yin Ping- he needs to get back and help them.
What would they think if he just allowed himself to enjoy his time here? While his land is in turmoil? No thank you. If there’s even the slightest chance this can let him get home, he has to give it a try. For the sake of everyone waiting- he has to go back, how the hell can he just stay here, he has to-
…And that fixation to return home has only gotten Guan Xing swindled into lighting candles in the middle of a grass land. As well as chanting words that have absolutely no meaning whatsoever. Maybe someone’s videotaping him right now, the same someone who told him to perform the ritual. And when the sun begins to rise at dawn, Guan Xing is only filled with shame again.
His Timburr tries to comfort him, at least, but it doesn't really help. What would Zhuge Liang say now? What would his father say? No, wait, he can’t think like that. He has to stand on his own two feet. God, his own inexperience and ineptitude is absolutely grating. It’s a wonder why people like the Sleeping Dragon even give him some time of their day.
But sitting around won’t help matters, either. Guan Xing forces himself up, because he needs to keep on looking for an escape route. He can’t rest, and he has to be careful when following advice, too. And… he shouldn’t burden the others here with the predicaments he faces. They shouldn’t be bothered with the troubles of his world.
“…I’ll find a way to make it through this. I swear, father, brother…”