[Mollycoddle. This is the Wolverine we're talking about. He does not mollycoddle.] We are still without a proper team because we are recruiting from the ranks of children. I know that we need to train them, and that's what we're doing. I will push every limitation I think they can handle, but taking them too far, too fast is something I want no part in and I'll fight you on it if I have to.
[His jaw clenches. He meets Emma's eyes. He doesn't enjoy fighting with her, sometimes his one ally in the whole mansion, but...
He thinks of X, shaped and molded into a ruthless weapon. He thinks of the childhood that was stolen from her, the abuse that she's suffered, how difficult it's been for her to integrate with others her age. He stiffens further.
These aren't throwback from Charlie's old rule that Logan's fighting for, they're his own code. Since becoming a mentor, a father-figure, he's spent long hours laying out rules for himself, an outline on how to do his kids justice. When the Wolverine's decided on something like this, there is no swaying him.]
I will not force these kids into becoming soldiers for our war simply because it's what we need, Em. [He shakes his head somberly. His words are soft and passionate.] The cost in innocence is just...too high.
Won't somebody please think of the children?
[His jaw clenches. He meets Emma's eyes. He doesn't enjoy fighting with her, sometimes his one ally in the whole mansion, but...
He thinks of X, shaped and molded into a ruthless weapon. He thinks of the childhood that was stolen from her, the abuse that she's suffered, how difficult it's been for her to integrate with others her age. He stiffens further.
These aren't throwback from Charlie's old rule that Logan's fighting for, they're his own code. Since becoming a mentor, a father-figure, he's spent long hours laying out rules for himself, an outline on how to do his kids justice. When the Wolverine's decided on something like this, there is no swaying him.]
I will not force these kids into becoming soldiers for our war simply because it's what we need, Em. [He shakes his head somberly. His words are soft and passionate.] The cost in innocence is just...too high.