Oh. [Stupid, wide-eyed blink.] You're very well-informed. I'm glad von Vestra was able to bring you up to speed.
[She was always sharp as a blade, wasn't she? Goddess this grows more awkward by the minute. He wants to cover himself of all things. Not out of shame for his body, of course, but... he isn't even sure, really. Perhaps the scars he wears are not the scars she remembers him having. As much as it stands to reason that if he joined the Alliance in one lifetime, he might join the Empire in another, the thought sticks inside and twists like a barbed arrow.]
Hm? No, no. It's nothing like that. It's... [He looks at it again, then lifts his palm toward her to show her.] I think it's another little incentive from the peacekeeper. [It comes out like a sigh.]
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Oh. [Stupid, wide-eyed blink.] You're very well-informed. I'm glad von Vestra was able to bring you up to speed.
[She was always sharp as a blade, wasn't she? Goddess this grows more awkward by the minute. He wants to cover himself of all things. Not out of shame for his body, of course, but... he isn't even sure, really. Perhaps the scars he wears are not the scars she remembers him having. As much as it stands to reason that if he joined the Alliance in one lifetime, he might join the Empire in another, the thought sticks inside and twists like a barbed arrow.]
Hm? No, no. It's nothing like that. It's... [He looks at it again, then lifts his palm toward her to show her.] I think it's another little incentive from the peacekeeper. [It comes out like a sigh.]