[Distantly Yuan has to wonder what Dirk thinks of all this; the half-conversation and the ancient men leaning on each other like they might fall without the support. It's not all that important, Kratos being what matters more at the moment, but he does wonder.]
I had noticed.
[That's uncomfortably raw for his tastes. Yuan turns his head slightly more toward Kratos, eyes half-closed, feeling out the shape of the link as demonstrated by that reassurance. It's easier this way, not having to talk, being able to just understand.]
[It isn't what Martel had meant, about understanding each other, but surely it's in close company.]
[We're here. We'll change it. And Yuan isn't sure if he means the worlds or what their friendship has come to be.]
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I had noticed.
[That's uncomfortably raw for his tastes. Yuan turns his head slightly more toward Kratos, eyes half-closed, feeling out the shape of the link as demonstrated by that reassurance. It's easier this way, not having to talk, being able to just understand.]
[It isn't what Martel had meant, about understanding each other, but surely it's in close company.]
[We're here. We'll change it. And Yuan isn't sure if he means the worlds or what their friendship has come to be.]