As generous as your assessment of my actions is, the effort and the risk were yours, not mine.
If there had been a way to change your former commander's mind, I believe you would have found it. I regret promising you an outcome I could not give you, and that fault lies with me, not in any word or gesture of yours. You demonstrated integrity, honor, and compassion, while my irresponsibility put you in danger more than once.
The debt here is mine to repay, and I will repay it. You have my word, sworn by the honor of my House. If you wish to grant me a favor, let it be that you allow me that.
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As generous as your assessment of my actions is, the effort and the risk were yours, not mine.
If there had been a way to change your former commander's mind, I believe you would have found it. I regret promising you an outcome I could not give you, and that fault lies with me, not in any word or gesture of yours. You demonstrated integrity, honor, and compassion, while my irresponsibility put you in danger more than once.
The debt here is mine to repay, and I will repay it. You have my word, sworn by the honor of my House. If you wish to grant me a favor, let it be that you allow me that.
Yours,
Paul Atreides