176 In Peaceful Slumber, May You Rest Eternally

Not a single word was uttered after that painful revelation from Reed. He had siphoned whatever momentum the trio had out of their sails and left them to their own devices.

Truth be told, Reed felt that he had gone too hard on them, despite his best efforts at restraining himself. The comparison he had made between himself and them had been unnecessary. 

To have compared the sum of their combined efforts over the past three years to himself at his current worst state was something he should not have said. All Reed could imagine was a child mercilessly trampling over a field of flowers without any reservations.

They'd done well for themselves since he'd last met them. It was undeniable that their growth had been exceptional, past what anyone could have thought possible. Horatio was almost a conqueror, on the verge of reaching the threshold, to put it all in perspective.

And yet, it had still not been... enough. 

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