Lazarus

His eyes shot open. [color=00aeef]"N-n-no M'aam!"[/color] He barked, jokingly. Now that they were somewhat alone, he could speak fairly freely to Sasha. [color=00aeef]"Uh, listen. On Tenrou, you've got to promise me that you wont over-do it. Whatever we face, you've got her to think about now."[/color] He touched Sasha's abdomen. He was certain that it would be a girl. [color=00aeef]"Promise me, you won't put yourself in harms way if you can avoid it, I can't lose either of you. Not after everything we've been through."[/color] He stared at her intensely.

Shujin

He thought for a moment. [color=ed1c24]"True, I'm the first to check on you. I don't know you Penny, but I don't need to; to care about you that is. A wise man once said: 'If you can't show kindness to a complete stranger, you've completely misunderstood the purpose of being a wizard'."[/color] The wise man [i]definitely[/i] wasn't him, [i]absolutely[/i] not. Ok maybe it was him, but they were still words of wisdom.   

He reached out to Penny again. [color=ed1c24]"You love every single person in this room with all your heart, even me, a complete stranger. I can feel it..."[/color] He hesitated, before lowering his voice. [color=ed1c24]"Something is coming, for all of them. I don't know when, but the lives of everyone in this room... no, everyone in the country, are at risk. Penny, you are essential for the defense of your family when that time comes."[/color]

He cleared his throat before leaning in to whisper. [color=ed1c24]"Listen, stranger to stranger, friend to friend, when that time comes my journey will come to an end. I've come to terms with that, but you are not destined to end up like this. Penny, stand up, stand tall, if not for yourself, for everyone in this room, just as I do with every day I have left in this world."[/color] He offered his hand to help her up, covered in iron.

[@caits]