"So, are you really not going to come along?" Arthur asked, taking a sip of his tea. "You're going to miss out on quite a fair bit of opportunities to further increase your strength."
The young man he was speaking to heaved a soft sigh at Arthur's words, shaking his head as he responded.
"These opportunities you speak of, they are rewards that come with an equally high amount of risk."
"I wouldn't deny that there will be risks," Arthur said with a nod.
To that, the man, slowly stirring his own tea within the cup, replied, "Well, let's just say that I'm not exactly feeling confident in taking those risks. So, yeah, I won't be coming along."
"That's a pity," Arthur said, shaking his head. "I'd have loved it if you came along, Edward."
Hearing the very obvious disappointment in Arthur's tone, Edward couldn't help but sigh once more.
