[At this, Kayneth steps back, but he doesn't back down.]
I have betrayed no one!
[And this is, as far as he's concerned, absolutely true.]
Please, why would I do that? [He can't fathom Diarmuid's words. The very idea makes him uncomfortable. Ordering his Servant to kill himself would sacrifice the last of his chances, and he cannot accept that he would be defeated. How could that happen?] It's absurd. [Yes, he'll think of it as absurd. He can't accept that it might be true.]
If I did do such a thing, which I did not, I must have had a good reason! How can I know what happened, or what you did? If I'm even willing to believe that in the first place. From where I'm standing, you're the only traitor here. And now, what, you'll strike me down? When I cannot stand against you? Such loyalty.
I'll take that as a compliment, haha
I have betrayed no one!
[And this is, as far as he's concerned, absolutely true.]
Please, why would I do that? [He can't fathom Diarmuid's words. The very idea makes him uncomfortable. Ordering his Servant to kill himself would sacrifice the last of his chances, and he cannot accept that he would be defeated. How could that happen?] It's absurd. [Yes, he'll think of it as absurd. He can't accept that it might be true.]
If I did do such a thing, which I did not, I must have had a good reason! How can I know what happened, or what you did? If I'm even willing to believe that in the first place. From where I'm standing, you're the only traitor here. And now, what, you'll strike me down? When I cannot stand against you? Such loyalty.