The dirty rat had a kid? A little girl? Where was she when he was building his death machines, or torturing soldiers -- his friends? She couldn't be more than 8. What has she known in her life to this point? How to hate?
Steve takes a deep breath, forcing down the anger he feels boiling his blood. This would go differently if she was an adult, but she isn't. She's just a kid, Johann Schmidt's daughter, and Steve's seventy years and a million miles away from the war.
"Johann Schmidt doesn't want to stop the war, he wants to kill thousands of people." Rein it in, Steve. Breathe in, breathe out. He flexes a fist, letting all his tension drain from his fingertips. With a softer voice, he continues. "I was never interested in hurting your father. All I want to do is protect the people who can't protect themselves."
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The dirty rat had a kid? A little girl? Where was she when he was building his death machines, or torturing soldiers -- his friends? She couldn't be more than 8. What has she known in her life to this point? How to hate?
Steve takes a deep breath, forcing down the anger he feels boiling his blood. This would go differently if she was an adult, but she isn't. She's just a kid, Johann Schmidt's daughter, and Steve's seventy years and a million miles away from the war.
"Johann Schmidt doesn't want to stop the war, he wants to kill thousands of people." Rein it in, Steve. Breathe in, breathe out. He flexes a fist, letting all his tension drain from his fingertips. With a softer voice, he continues. "I was never interested in hurting your father. All I want to do is protect the people who can't protect themselves."