"The Boy?" He hadn't heard that part of the story yet. Jacob thinks for a moment on how to get his hands on the 'handbook' without outright asking for it.
Jacob takes a breath before answering.
"There can be a huge difference. Obligation means not wanting to, but feel like you have to. Honour-bound means it's your code, your right, what you live by. And, usually the path that would make you happiest if you followed it. Sometimes, the needs of the one must outweigh the needs of the many. If you can't take care of yourself, you can't help anyone. Sometimes, it's okay to put what you actually want first, not what you feel like you have to do to make anyone or everyone else happy."
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"The Boy?" He hadn't heard that part of the story yet. Jacob thinks for a moment on how to get his hands on the 'handbook' without outright asking for it.
Jacob takes a breath before answering.
"There can be a huge difference. Obligation means not wanting to, but feel like you have to. Honour-bound means it's your code, your right, what you live by. And, usually the path that would make you happiest if you followed it. Sometimes, the needs of the one must outweigh the needs of the many. If you can't take care of yourself, you can't help anyone. Sometimes, it's okay to put what you actually want first, not what you feel like you have to do to make anyone or everyone else happy."