"I thought it'd be better than this. Like... like I'd be enjoying this more. Being free and all. I'm not saying I miss anything from before, and this island is a wonderful place to be, but I... hmh."
He's not a fool. He didn't once think it'd end with high-fiving and backslapping or his enemies at his feet. He never thought he'd come out unchanged, or like he'd just get to resume his life. There was never any kidding himself about the fact that it was always going to end like everything in life: thanklessly.
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"I thought it'd be better than this. Like... like I'd be enjoying this more. Being free and all. I'm not saying I miss anything from before, and this island is a wonderful place to be, but I... hmh."
He's not a fool. He didn't once think it'd end with high-fiving and backslapping or his enemies at his feet. He never thought he'd come out unchanged, or like he'd just get to resume his life. There was never any kidding himself about the fact that it was always going to end like everything in life: thanklessly.
But.