Settling Affairs [2]

"You can't follow me."

Ricky's face immediately fell. Gio knew he would react like that, so he was quick to continue his words. 

"The path I'm planning to walk isn't something you can take on just because you want to follow someone. If you really come with me, you're guaranteed to die."

That much was true. Unless Ricky wanted to put in the work to become a good Sequencer and spend his life on the battlefield, following Gio was the worst idea. 

"However, I'll bring you with me to a place."

Ricky looked up again. 

"Where?"

"You don't need to know that yet. Just know that I'll be gone for a year, and when I come back, I'm going to be headed somewhere much different from this place. If you come with me there, you'll have a lot more chances to live an easy life. I might even be able to set something up for you."

Gio looked into Ricky's eyes.

"The first thing you need to figure out is how you want to live your life."