[His voice hitches slightly as he speaks, and by the end his eyes brim with tears he does not bother trying to hold back]
I... will admit I was scared. Have been since the day you first broke your Jam. As those Chosen by the Jams it is our duty to give of our selves for Cookiekind. And we would not have been selected if it was not already in our natures to do so. Yet... every time I saw you put yourself on the plate I wanted to scream. Not just your Jam, but-
[he reaches up to lightly touch the flower collar with his fingertips]
-the Corruption. The Oripathy... I know you would not be the cookie I love if you did otherwise, yet I still found myself grieving and... perhaps even resentful. That Lily and I would lose you. That a piece of you could never, truly, belong just to me.
[He lowers his hand, the tears flowing freely now]
But... to hear that a little of my Jam eases your suffering even a little... I could not be happier.
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[His voice hitches slightly as he speaks, and by the end his eyes brim with tears he does not bother trying to hold back]
I... will admit I was scared. Have been since the day you first broke your Jam. As those Chosen by the Jams it is our duty to give of our selves for Cookiekind. And we would not have been selected if it was not already in our natures to do so. Yet... every time I saw you put yourself on the plate I wanted to scream. Not just your Jam, but-
[he reaches up to lightly touch the flower collar with his fingertips]
-the Corruption. The Oripathy... I know you would not be the cookie I love if you did otherwise, yet I still found myself grieving and... perhaps even resentful. That Lily and I would lose you. That a piece of you could never, truly, belong just to me.
[He lowers his hand, the tears flowing freely now]
But... to hear that a little of my Jam eases your suffering even a little... I could not be happier.