Night Watch (Discworld)/Heartwarming

""I'll teach him to walk! I'm good at teaching people to walk!""
 * Vimes's speech to Vetinari at the end, after he.
 * Vimes in the graveyard reflecting on the revolution and coming to the conclusion that "he was honored to have been there twice."
 * The engraved cigar case arriving.
 * The birth of Sam Vimes Jr.

""And then he went home. And the world turned toward morning.""
 * Reg Shoe's annual gesture of solidarity.
 * Just before the big fight. Every single watchman stayed with him, despite knowing that the odds were heavily against them.
 * Vetinari's comments about the watchmen vs Carcer's men. When Keel 'died', the watchmen grew vicious and wild. When Carcer 'died', his men just broke rank and fled.
 * The ending, just after the graveyard scene and Vimes's rant to Vetinari.


 * Some of Vimes' interactions with his young self indicate just how much he's grown. Particularly when Vimes forgets the torturer he's tied up in the basement until they light the building on fire; younger Vimes thinks he's done it on purpose and relishes the notion of such an evil man burning to death. Vimes runs into the building to rescue the man, or at least give him a chance to escape. It fits in perfectly with Vimes' struggles to control "The Beast" and to keep to the law, at least as far as is pragmatically possible.
 * Moments of camaraderie between Vimes, Colon, and Nobby in previous books become Heartwarming in Hindsight after seeing just how long they've known each other and how much they've been through together.
 * The Book and the Watch Series as a whole closing a circle:


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