"Caleb," Alaric says, very, very gently. "We all have quota and much as I like you - you cannot make me do anything." Which could be insulting and he is aware, hence the gentler tone.
"That's not what I meant." He's trying to come up with a way to explain it without making it sound like he's a mess with self-esteem issues— it's complicated, mostly because he is a bit of a mess with self-esteem issues. "I just like you and I didn't wanna put it all on you."
That makes sense, doesn't it? He really hopes it does.
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Caleb.
What?
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Which makes no sense either, but Caleb is young and he's still trying to deal with everything, and he doesn't want to be a nuisance.
"I just don't wanna make things harder for you."
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That makes sense, doesn't it? He really hopes it does.