[he feels the tension rise between them, even if she doesn't speak her mind. primal knows her well enough to know how things ebb and flow, almost like reading her field without being near it. he doesn't respond to anything he senses, nor does he react.]
...When Unicron almost made it through the Transwarp portal to Earth, Optimus Prime decided to stay behind to destroy the key and ensure he'd instead be sealed far away. We had no choice but to honour his sacrifice and retreat. Noah joined him, however, and this helped me realise I, too, was able to assist in keeping him away from the implosion. A minute later, and he would've been pulled into Unicron's maw itself.
[he tilts his head, looking back at her.]
There was another way that didn't end in us losing the Prime, but it was impossible to see until it was almost too late. I do not think they would regret giving their lives in service of the oath, even if the difference was just a few years.
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...When Unicron almost made it through the Transwarp portal to Earth, Optimus Prime decided to stay behind to destroy the key and ensure he'd instead be sealed far away. We had no choice but to honour his sacrifice and retreat. Noah joined him, however, and this helped me realise I, too, was able to assist in keeping him away from the implosion. A minute later, and he would've been pulled into Unicron's maw itself.
[he tilts his head, looking back at her.]
There was another way that didn't end in us losing the Prime, but it was impossible to see until it was almost too late. I do not think they would regret giving their lives in service of the oath, even if the difference was just a few years.