It's not who he'd expect either, really. He can tell, almost immediately, that she doesn't really want to do this. He'd have never known such a thing on Alternia-- even the Signless, he thought a liar and no other troll had ever been apt for sparing.

Until he met the ones here. And he met all variety of human and otherwise what abstained from the cull. After all this time, he can finally recognize it, even if she's going to cull him anyway.

He's not afraid to die. But he is afraid to disobey. He was supposed to survive, Terezi, everyone had asked him to... His hands go up to the spear lay down, as the air is crushed from it. Only to drop down again.

He can't fight a tribute. I'm sorry Terezi. He closes his eyes and allows himself to choke. His fingers twitch with the effort of keeping still.