[But the fondness is there, impossible to miss even after everything. It's heartening, though that isn't something Yuan's going to mention out loud. Only a similar affection rises up in return, tempered by a mild annoyance that sounds a lot like reciprocal name-calling.]
[He'd call Kratos' estimation of him optimistic, were he privy to all of it.]
[What else could I have done?]
That feels like it's flowing better.
[This is actually aloud, an absent commentary on the state of their currently-collective mana. Yuan's erring on the side of keeping his attention on it until he's sure it's settling properly.]
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[But the fondness is there, impossible to miss even after everything. It's heartening, though that isn't something Yuan's going to mention out loud. Only a similar affection rises up in return, tempered by a mild annoyance that sounds a lot like reciprocal name-calling.]
[He'd call Kratos' estimation of him optimistic, were he privy to all of it.]
[What else could I have done?]
That feels like it's flowing better.
[This is actually aloud, an absent commentary on the state of their currently-collective mana. Yuan's erring on the side of keeping his attention on it until he's sure it's settling properly.]