I'm not sure if it's a matter of accepting/forgiving Methos's past, though, so much as trusting in his future -- that he won't kill again.
Yes, I think you're right, that it's more about Duncan trusting that Methos isn't that man any more, he isn't that kind of killer, than about Duncan having fully accepted Methos' past. I'm not sure Duncan could ever fully comprehend a thousand years of massacring, and it'll take some time to find peace with his own feelings for Methos (in a friendshippy, non-slashy way) now that he knows this about him.
And to some extent, he was not just saving one friend but saving two: stopping Cassandra from making a choice that Duncan wished he hadn't made in the past.
This is very true. I've never seen Cassandra as a fighter; she probably hasn't taken many heads. And each killing is a burden, regardless of its righteousness or lack thereof. But then I'm a huge fan of reconciliation--there isn't a lot of fic dealing with Methos and Cassandra reconciling, but the few I've read have been wonderful.
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Yes, I think you're right, that it's more about Duncan trusting that Methos isn't that man any more, he isn't that kind of killer, than about Duncan having fully accepted Methos' past. I'm not sure Duncan could ever fully comprehend a thousand years of massacring, and it'll take some time to find peace with his own feelings for Methos (in a friendshippy, non-slashy way) now that he knows this about him.
And to some extent, he was not just saving one friend but saving two: stopping Cassandra from making a choice that Duncan wished he hadn't made in the past.
This is very true. I've never seen Cassandra as a fighter; she probably hasn't taken many heads. And each killing is a burden, regardless of its righteousness or lack thereof. But then I'm a huge fan of reconciliation--there isn't a lot of fic dealing with Methos and Cassandra reconciling, but the few I've read have been wonderful.