[ Shez recognizes and appreciates the effort poured into sugarcoating that entire ordeal, but whatever light snicker he can muster lacks any real amusement, the memory still weighing on him for a multitude of reasons. Arval's betrayal, the threat on the lives of his friends and rulers of Fodlan, Epimenides's revelation that only gave him even more questions than answers... It was a lot to process.
Most days, he wouldn't let himself dwell on those thoughts, and would just push them to the back of his mind; right now, the best he can do is to crack a half-hearted joke in return. ]
I'll just hope you're not as committed to drugging me. Between that and making up fancy stories, I'm starting to worry.
[ Between the two of them, Shez knows he's the one being greater reason for concern. It's not like him to be this pensive, so caught up in a head that's often blissfully empty, but recent events have forced him to consider what little he knows about his origins, his powers... and how much of a liability he could eventually turn out to be again, all the more so in this place where nothing is ever guaranteed-- a place where even the dead will rise again, haunt them, leave them without a second glance. ]
I don't mean to dismiss your Faerghan honor or anything, but maybe you shouldn't make any promises until you hear the whole story.
[ That is the fair thing to do, to let Yuri make an educated decision; his pragmatic side knows this, just as well as Shez knows there's no blaming anyone for leaving him in the dust after learning the truth. Still, it's a vulnerable position to be in, so he takes a fortifying breath before he can proceed. ]
That is, if you wanna hear it. [ He turns to his friend again, just to be sure. ] It's not the kinda thing anyone could easily believe, but I guess the good thing about Kenos is that nothing sounds all that far-fetched anymore, huh?
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Most days, he wouldn't let himself dwell on those thoughts, and would just push them to the back of his mind; right now, the best he can do is to crack a half-hearted joke in return. ]
I'll just hope you're not as committed to drugging me. Between that and making up fancy stories, I'm starting to worry.
[ Between the two of them, Shez knows he's the one being greater reason for concern. It's not like him to be this pensive, so caught up in a head that's often blissfully empty, but recent events have forced him to consider what little he knows about his origins, his powers... and how much of a liability he could eventually turn out to be again, all the more so in this place where nothing is ever guaranteed-- a place where even the dead will rise again, haunt them, leave them without a second glance. ]
I don't mean to dismiss your Faerghan honor or anything, but maybe you shouldn't make any promises until you hear the whole story.
[ That is the fair thing to do, to let Yuri make an educated decision; his pragmatic side knows this, just as well as Shez knows there's no blaming anyone for leaving him in the dust after learning the truth. Still, it's a vulnerable position to be in, so he takes a fortifying breath before he can proceed. ]
That is, if you wanna hear it. [ He turns to his friend again, just to be sure. ] It's not the kinda thing anyone could easily believe, but I guess the good thing about Kenos is that nothing sounds all that far-fetched anymore, huh?