Stepping outside of his room, he found it easier to at least have only the flashlight to worry about carrying tonight. The plans for tonight were more agreeable too--instead of an uncertain wait for clues that might or not benefit him, there were concrete orders to get metal from the bathroom, followed by a plan to get another weapon. A metal pipe by itself would at least be better than the flashlight, even if the second mission fell through.
But he'd been here two nights already, which seemed much too long. He wasn't meant to function as a solitary force; he belonged to and needed his king to give him direction and purpose. Finding ways to defend himself and learning more about this place were only steps towards survival at best. Keeping his existence, even if it meant fleeing a battle scene, so that he could serve his ultimate function was an order that could be extended into the survival here. As long as he was in this place, though, he couldn't serve that higher function at all, and allowing himself to be taken from home so easily might be considered as bad as allowing himself to be destroyed. It wasn't a good thought. Lingering on it also wouldn't help, so he kept it at the back of his mind, but focused on the night's tasks first of all, and on actually accomplishing something with the time.
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But he'd been here two nights already, which seemed much too long. He wasn't meant to function as a solitary force; he belonged to and needed his king to give him direction and purpose. Finding ways to defend himself and learning more about this place were only steps towards survival at best. Keeping his existence, even if it meant fleeing a battle scene, so that he could serve his ultimate function was an order that could be extended into the survival here. As long as he was in this place, though, he couldn't serve that higher function at all, and allowing himself to be taken from home so easily might be considered as bad as allowing himself to be destroyed. It wasn't a good thought. Lingering on it also wouldn't help, so he kept it at the back of his mind, but focused on the night's tasks first of all, and on actually accomplishing something with the time.