"I should at the least try to tease you one more time before this all ends."
"To a certain and reasonable degree, naturally. There is still enough time to always learn a little bit more, no?"
"I do enjoy us still spending time together in normal ways and would like to continue to at least hang out, as it were. I am glad to also see while you have grown as a leader, you have remained the same fun person you clearly have been when we first met."
"You accepted a leadership position reluctantly, like I did. I understand the pressure that type of situation places under an individual. Yet, you only continue to improve."
"I would rescue you, as I know you are certainly no combatant."
"As you are the Sage, it is my duty as a wizard to protect you. That said, I know you have someone who would certainly protect you well. However, I would certainly mercilessly eliminate whatever or whomever attempted to hurt you."
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