[Thace is quick to counter the feeling of guilt with a surge of confidence.]
Don't apologize to me. It's not necessary. Judging by your explanation, it's no fault of yours.
[If the discrepancy causes conflict, he'll just have to deal with that. Judging by Keith's ignorance of him, he assumes he must not yet have made contact with the Blade of Marmora. They would have given the paladins his name quickly enough, as their contact in high command.]
On the contrary, I owe you a great debt. You can always depend upon me.
[His mission would have failed, his sacrifice have been for nothing, if not for Keith—to say nothing of the other paladins' efforts. Not that he's aware of the ultimate outcome of the strike. He can only hope they were successful.]
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Don't apologize to me. It's not necessary. Judging by your explanation, it's no fault of yours.
[If the discrepancy causes conflict, he'll just have to deal with that. Judging by Keith's ignorance of him, he assumes he must not yet have made contact with the Blade of Marmora. They would have given the paladins his name quickly enough, as their contact in high command.]
On the contrary, I owe you a great debt. You can always depend upon me.
[His mission would have failed, his sacrifice have been for nothing, if not for Keith—to say nothing of the other paladins' efforts. Not that he's aware of the ultimate outcome of the strike. He can only hope they were successful.]