[ There's an uncomfortable and telling pause, his own emotions and thoughts mixed. It'd be an outright lie to call the pull of the Pattern anything other than a calling. Being labelled Ta'veren is as good as giving up free will.
Which is exactly why he bristles against it, though his answer's more careful than his stubbornness might dictate. ] (I think that the moment you do something because of some calling, you're on a steep hill without a foothold. You can cut your own path without turning your back.)
[ He's not entirely sure his path is his own making, admittedly, though he's certainly rejected plenty of "callings". ]
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Which is exactly why he bristles against it, though his answer's more careful than his stubbornness might dictate. ] ( I think that the moment you do something because of some calling, you're on a steep hill without a foothold. You can cut your own path without turning your back. )
[ He's not entirely sure his path is his own making, admittedly, though he's certainly rejected plenty of "callings". ]