You already know why I cannot give up so readily. But this isn't a punishment. I would never.

[There's a brief pause, something akin to surprise, when Rukkhadevata embraces them both. That it's comforting in its way, even to his old bones. Even so, he reacts little to it; Dohalim is more important right now.]

... I know you struggle to see it, but the man that we see before us is worth all the struggle in the world. In all your flaws, and all your imperfections. Were I able to take on your burden truly, I would not hesitate.

[If he could do anything more, anything at all without fear of making the end result worse...]