[Kratos has reached about the same conclusion Yuan has, and at about the same time. Their gestures are, for a moment, mirrored.]
[Yuan is also sure that if he hurts Lloyd seriously, Kratos will genuinely murder him, or at least make an attempt at it.]
If they get in and out fast, it shouldn't be necessary.
[Botta weighs the difficulty in getting Kratos to Lloyd versus banking on nothing going wrong, and shakes his head.]
No. Kratos is right.
[There's a moment of bemused silence where Yuan considers those words from Botta. It's nothing he ever expected to hear. Botta goes on.]
Even subverting Cruxis's intent, we can't count on the best outcome. We must prepare as though Lloyd will need to fight you. Enough to make it look real.
The Chosen cannot be allowed to become Martel's vessel.
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[Yuan is also sure that if he hurts Lloyd seriously, Kratos will genuinely murder him, or at least make an attempt at it.]
If they get in and out fast, it shouldn't be necessary.
[Botta weighs the difficulty in getting Kratos to Lloyd versus banking on nothing going wrong, and shakes his head.]
No. Kratos is right.
[There's a moment of bemused silence where Yuan considers those words from Botta. It's nothing he ever expected to hear. Botta goes on.]
Even subverting Cruxis's intent, we can't count on the best outcome. We must prepare as though Lloyd will need to fight you. Enough to make it look real.
The Chosen cannot be allowed to become Martel's vessel.