[ Theon frowns at the sound of his own name, halfway expecting to be mocked, but it doesn’t come. To his surprise, he sees no attempts at ridicule hidden in Maximus’ expression, and hears none hidden in his voice.
It’s not what he’s grown to expect from people in general. ]
They pushed me to do it. They made a fool of me.
[ Partially true. He was pushed beyond his threshold just to hold Winterfell. But he hesitates, because it sounds wrong now, to pin the entire blame on someone else. ]
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It’s not what he’s grown to expect from people in general. ]
They pushed me to do it. They made a fool of me.
[ Partially true. He was pushed beyond his threshold just to hold Winterfell. But he hesitates, because it sounds wrong now, to pin the entire blame on someone else. ]
Did I go too far?