"You're closer to my fathers age than I am..." Those words are mumbled, even without looking at Felix he knows the man will get mad at bringing up the past but it's hard for Dimitri who lives in it daily. He's pretty sure the past will one day consume him when he finally gives up.

"You're skilled, do not sell yourself short my fr-...Felix." Dimitri sighs at his own hick up and looks away as well, turned towards the sand instead of his dear companion. "When we fought you moved so fluidly, more than I'd ever remembered...It was stunning."