The Noble Kids were already on the list of people Shan had wanted to protect, and it had been growing more nearly every week. Of course, there were a few people on that list who could protect themselves. Kahlil, Valery, Amani, Jasper. But there were over padawans like himself. Loomi...Lily could probably protect herself if he thought about it...Could Cora protect herself? More than likely, yes. There was...also another person in the back of his mind he thought about, but he kept himself from thinking about that. It was a thought he shouldn't be entertaining right now.
"I just...got tired. It was hard for me to keep my ground with all of the tentacles. It was easier to protect myself, than it was to protect another person at the same time...I had to worry about not letting them get past me, but also not letting them get Master Kahlil." Shan decided honestly was the best policy and admit that it was just a mistake on his part. That he wasn't good enough, instead of saying that he would have been able to do it normally since he wouldn't have. All of the stress and the fear had gotten to him, and he'd happily admit that. Well, not happily but you get the point.
However, Shan frowned as it was clear to him that Valery felt bad about bringing Shan along for the journey, and he shook his head ever so slightly.
"If I had not been there, it's possible that Master Kahlil could have been worse off. Without me to slash out at the Sithspawn's tentacles, he might not have been able to do...whatever he had done to fix the mine." He gave a small smile in Valery's direction, trying his best to try and make her feel better for the her actions. "Please. Don't worry about the past. It is through the Will of the Force that I came with you, and I survived. Think of the present Master Valery. Master Kahlil and I are going to live, the people here are going to get better, and we have a potentially redeemable sithspawn. We don't need to worry about what could have happened." He did lower his head afterwards however, giving an awkward chuckle. "I...apologise if I've spoken out of place. You've experienced more than I have."
Valery Noble
Kahlil Noble