[No. You never did. This, with overtimes of amusement and a touch of smugness, and a shade of something very close to delight that Kratos can make Yuan laugh in such a way, even internally.]

I've lost count. Some centuries, though. You weren't particularly subtle, and it never became relevant to Yggdrasill.

[At least, not as far as Yggdrasill was concerned.]

Yes. That's true.

[It is over, or nearly, and that makes a wash of relief rush through Kratos yet again; even know that the Seed isn't germinated, that the worlds aren't yet reunited. Kratos doesn't truly believe Lloyd will fail.]

Are the pair of yah gonna eat that stew or just keep yapping?

[That's Dirk, calling from the other side of the house, and Kratos laughs faintly.]