He's not going to defend his choices to a younger version of himself, who wasn't there and couldn't understand. Going straight on the attack instead is, ultimately, who he is.
Appeals to logic and higher emotions - those he can leave to other people. He's the one who brings chaos to the game board. That's the role he's written himself into.
(And there's no one who better knows how to get under his skin.)]
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[The smile is gone. Those words are like a knife.
He's not going to defend his choices to a younger version of himself, who wasn't there and couldn't understand. Going straight on the attack instead is, ultimately, who he is.
Appeals to logic and higher emotions - those he can leave to other people. He's the one who brings chaos to the game board. That's the role he's written himself into.
(And there's no one who better knows how to get under his skin.)]