[Lloyd's floundering hard, and it makes Kratos's heart ache, though for what reason he can't possibly untangle. He can't tell if Lloyd's reaction is pure shock, or the idea of being the child of an angel, or the idea of being the child of someone who'd done the things Kratos had done.
[Luckily, Colette steps forward on the heels of Raine's words and Lloyd's denial, taking Lloyd's hand to smile at him.]
Lloyd, it's okay. Remember what you said to me, after we met Lord Remiel? Not everyone gets two fathers.
Yeah, but -- Kratos -- how can you drop all this on me at once?!
[This last, directly at Kratos, and very nearly accusing; though he hasn't dropped Colette's hand.]
Wh- what am I meant to do with all this? If you knew that I was -- why didn't you say something?! Why weren't you there?
[Somewhere along the lines, habit and adrenaline kicked in. Kratos's face is as blank as it's ever been, the tangle of his emotions set aside. His voice comes very flat and distant.]
I thought you were dead. You and Anna. We were attacked by Kvar and his men outside Iselia -- Kvar had hunted us down to take back Anna's exsphere. During the fight, the two of you and Noishe fell down a cliff. By the time I fought off Kvar and went after you, all I found at the bottom were Desian corpses and the monsters feasting on them. I thought there was no way you could have survived.
[Lloyd shakes his head.]
You were one of them. Then you weren't. If the Desians are the reason you -- if they were behind all that -- then why would you go back to Cruxis?! How can we trust you if you've kept changing sides all the time?
[... It's a fair question. Kratos isn't sure how to answer.]
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[Lloyd's floundering hard, and it makes Kratos's heart ache, though for what reason he can't possibly untangle. He can't tell if Lloyd's reaction is pure shock, or the idea of being the child of an angel, or the idea of being the child of someone who'd done the things Kratos had done.
[Luckily, Colette steps forward on the heels of Raine's words and Lloyd's denial, taking Lloyd's hand to smile at him.]
Lloyd, it's okay. Remember what you said to me, after we met Lord Remiel? Not everyone gets two fathers.
Yeah, but -- Kratos -- how can you drop all this on me at once?!
[This last, directly at Kratos, and very nearly accusing; though he hasn't dropped Colette's hand.]
Wh- what am I meant to do with all this? If you knew that I was -- why didn't you say something?! Why weren't you there?
[Somewhere along the lines, habit and adrenaline kicked in. Kratos's face is as blank as it's ever been, the tangle of his emotions set aside. His voice comes very flat and distant.]
I thought you were dead. You and Anna. We were attacked by Kvar and his men outside Iselia -- Kvar had hunted us down to take back Anna's exsphere. During the fight, the two of you and Noishe fell down a cliff. By the time I fought off Kvar and went after you, all I found at the bottom were Desian corpses and the monsters feasting on them. I thought there was no way you could have survived.
[Lloyd shakes his head.]
You were one of them. Then you weren't. If the Desians are the reason you -- if they were behind all that -- then why would you go back to Cruxis?! How can we trust you if you've kept changing sides all the time?
[... It's a fair question. Kratos isn't sure how to answer.]