[She's not going to let go, is she? Kratos shifts a bit on his rock, and then stills. He's seriously contemplating turning everything off just so he doesn't offer an unexpected tell -- this lot have noticed more about his moods lately than he's used to most people being able to do.
[But that way lies a very bad place he doesn't intend to go near again.
[He just ... isn't sure how to explain in a way that wouldn't destroy any amount of trust he might have earned just by being silent. And he's ashamed to admit, even to himself, that he's more concerned that this 'holiday' might end early than he is over his worthiness of that trust.]
There are ... other people who know what I am. They expect me to keep it a secret.
[Surely she's thought of this? With the key crest, and keeping things hidden from Remiel ... there are times Raine's prodded him in a way that makes Kratos wonder if she might have even figured out about Lloyd. Surely she's considered that he might be hiding from the very people he should have been helping to destroy the Chosen's soul?]
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[She's not going to let go, is she? Kratos shifts a bit on his rock, and then stills. He's seriously contemplating turning everything off just so he doesn't offer an unexpected tell -- this lot have noticed more about his moods lately than he's used to most people being able to do.
[But that way lies a very bad place he doesn't intend to go near again.
[He just ... isn't sure how to explain in a way that wouldn't destroy any amount of trust he might have earned just by being silent. And he's ashamed to admit, even to himself, that he's more concerned that this 'holiday' might end early than he is over his worthiness of that trust.]
There are ... other people who know what I am. They expect me to keep it a secret.
[Surely she's thought of this? With the key crest, and keeping things hidden from Remiel ... there are times Raine's prodded him in a way that makes Kratos wonder if she might have even figured out about Lloyd. Surely she's considered that he might be hiding from the very people he should have been helping to destroy the Chosen's soul?]