To do that I'd need to explain what happened after you tried to kill me two years ago.
[Yes, Kratos knows that was you, Yuan. He doesn't miss the way Yuan's grip tightens on Flamberge, either, but chooses not to bring attention to it. He honestly isn't sure how much Yuan knows, about the last two years; whether he realised his assassination attempt failed, or that Kratos hadn't returned to Cruxis after.]
I've been in Iselia, since then. I've --
[This is very nearly as bad as trying to explain thousands of years of context to Raine, and in the end Kratos sighs.]
Yuan. My son is alive. His best friend is the Chosen of Regeneration. And I, in a fit of opportunism which would impress even you, gave her a key-crest. They know who I am. They know who Yggdrasill is. They know what his goals are.
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[Yes, Kratos knows that was you, Yuan. He doesn't miss the way Yuan's grip tightens on Flamberge, either, but chooses not to bring attention to it. He honestly isn't sure how much Yuan knows, about the last two years; whether he realised his assassination attempt failed, or that Kratos hadn't returned to Cruxis after.]
I've been in Iselia, since then. I've --
[This is very nearly as bad as trying to explain thousands of years of context to Raine, and in the end Kratos sighs.]
Yuan. My son is alive. His best friend is the Chosen of Regeneration. And I, in a fit of opportunism which would impress even you, gave her a key-crest. They know who I am. They know who Yggdrasill is. They know what his goals are.
[Or will, soon, when he gets back.]
And we have the summoner.
[This is also important.]