I mean, he didn't pull us out the way of a runaway carriage or nothin' like that, but.

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Paripus kids in the army, we're just fodder. Probably would've died bein' meat shields for some fatcat officer who never bothered to learn our names. But Lord Louis took us with him, and he treated us with respect. Made sure we had what we needed, helped us learn our letters and everything. Didn't let nobody look down on us.

[ louis did things for them that no one else would have. they still owe him more than they can ever hope to repay, and he feels guilty even entertaining the idea of abandoning his trust in him. ]

Only reason we made it far as we did was 'cause of him.