Scrooge didn't flinch as she yelled at him about being trapped in her own flesh and blood, his anger boiling.
"In case you've forgotten, Magica, I know a thing or two about being held prisoner in a body that makes it difficult to do things," he said quietly, trembling with anger but not shouting it out. "And unlike yours, mine is a guaranteed life sentence."
His bad leg had existed since the moment he'd hatched. He had struggled to learn to walk and perform simple tasks such as climbing stairs much less ladders. True, he'd managed to reach a point where he could do things on his own, but he was forever barred from being able to do half of the things he'd read about in his books. A lifetime of adventure while earning a fortune had been robbed from him with no guarantee that any children of his wouldn't inherit his misfortune.
Then his tone turned more gentle. "All you have to do is ask for help to find them. Let others do what you current can't. Because right now you're flailing about for any potential solution in ways that could ultimately lead to you making your situation worse and never being able to find them, and I don't think you want that."
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"In case you've forgotten, Magica, I know a thing or two about being held prisoner in a body that makes it difficult to do things," he said quietly, trembling with anger but not shouting it out. "And unlike yours, mine is a guaranteed life sentence."
His bad leg had existed since the moment he'd hatched. He had struggled to learn to walk and perform simple tasks such as climbing stairs much less ladders. True, he'd managed to reach a point where he could do things on his own, but he was forever barred from being able to do half of the things he'd read about in his books. A lifetime of adventure while earning a fortune had been robbed from him with no guarantee that any children of his wouldn't inherit his misfortune.
Then his tone turned more gentle. "All you have to do is ask for help to find them. Let others do what you current can't. Because right now you're flailing about for any potential solution in ways that could ultimately lead to you making your situation worse and never being able to find them, and I don't think you want that."