[Though he remains where he is, Asbel seems to draw back, as if he just wandered a little too close to a fire.]
...What?
[He heard the question just fine. In fact, it perfectly strikes the notch he's already made in his own ego. His concerns about whether and what he should be doing in the midst of all this. If he's doing it right, if he's doing enough, if maybe he should have chosen something more concrete. But this is fine, right? If he aggressively pursues his own beliefs, he'll just incite others. And some of them are already pretty worked up... No, that can't be the best way to go about it.]
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...What?
[He heard the question just fine. In fact, it perfectly strikes the notch he's already made in his own ego. His concerns about whether and what he should be doing in the midst of all this. If he's doing it right, if he's doing enough, if maybe he should have chosen something more concrete. But this is fine, right? If he aggressively pursues his own beliefs, he'll just incite others. And some of them are already pretty worked up... No, that can't be the best way to go about it.]