[ That's the crux of it. He has to. He has to do it and do it well, and if he doesn't he'll watch his father die a second time. They haven't issued that threat, but it's as clear to him as if it's written in stone. They don't even need to go all the way back to Earth to hold a sword to his neck. They have that right here, at arm's reach.

He can't fail. He knows that Athos knows it too. ]

None? Even after what happened on Ajna, after I almost walked away? Only days ago I told you I didn't know if I could do this.

What if I was right, what if I can't? What if I lose my head again?