[ His hands raise slightly to aid her as she seems to stumble, but her arm goes through his hands. It is a small painful reminder that he is not truly there. His eyes close for a brief moment to compose himself. Let it not be said that the Exarch never acts out of a failure of his character... even now. ]
Friends, is it? Hmm. I suppose I should expect no less. You and your sister were always gifted at befriending others.
[ It takes all of his might not to react more than in voice. His heart speeds up. How long has it been since he heard her call him as such? Friend. When he was a young man, he had always felt that whenever she looked his way? She looked at him but never truly saw him. She saw the strapping young adventurer who tried to understand his lineage and his destiny, but not the man who was driven as a scholar, who wished to adventure as much as she did. Now, he is quite older, and things greater than that wish call him to action.
He thought he had outgrown that desire and that wish. Yet, in that moment, he wishes nothing more to be able to follow her on her next adventure. Ah... dreams. So many dreams. Those he has been entrusted with must come first, even at the cost of his own. ]
The situation my city finds itself in. Perhaps our foes could use a scolding from you. [ He jests to mask the complex emotions swirling in side him. ] Attacks come at any moment, and then there is our rather complex political situation. The former is the more pressing matter.
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Friends, is it? Hmm. I suppose I should expect no less. You and your sister were always gifted at befriending others.
[ It takes all of his might not to react more than in voice. His heart speeds up. How long has it been since he heard her call him as such? Friend. When he was a young man, he had always felt that whenever she looked his way? She looked at him but never truly saw him. She saw the strapping young adventurer who tried to understand his lineage and his destiny, but not the man who was driven as a scholar, who wished to adventure as much as she did. Now, he is quite older, and things greater than that wish call him to action.
He thought he had outgrown that desire and that wish. Yet, in that moment, he wishes nothing more to be able to follow her on her next adventure. Ah... dreams. So many dreams. Those he has been entrusted with must come first, even at the cost of his own. ]
The situation my city finds itself in. Perhaps our foes could use a scolding from you. [ He jests to mask the complex emotions swirling in side him. ] Attacks come at any moment, and then there is our rather complex political situation. The former is the more pressing matter.