"I'm getting there, I'm getting there." He chuckled softly, waving a hand, then sighed a bit. "It took talking to the Trash Heap afterward to make me realize it, but I'd been doing something the whole time, and not just during that adventure, but so many times before.
"I'd been leading. On our way down to the Everspring, it was me who'd been carrying the map and was keeping us on path. And it was my idea of what to do with the trash, and who delegated everyone's job in doing that. I'd even been the one who'd gotten us all ready in the first place. She helped me realize... no, remember... that that's what I do. I lead. I keep everybody together, I give them direction, and I find what everybody's best suited to. Just because I don't always seem to do any of the really big moments doesn't mean that I don't have meaning. The others can do what they do best... because I'm there leading them."
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"I'd been leading. On our way down to the Everspring, it was me who'd been carrying the map and was keeping us on path. And it was my idea of what to do with the trash, and who delegated everyone's job in doing that. I'd even been the one who'd gotten us all ready in the first place. She helped me realize... no, remember... that that's what I do. I lead. I keep everybody together, I give them direction, and I find what everybody's best suited to. Just because I don't always seem to do any of the really big moments doesn't mean that I don't have meaning. The others can do what they do best... because I'm there leading them."