[That regard changes faintly, nearly impossible to detect given Kratos's usual state of expression. The change is in the vague direction of bemusement as he watches Yuan move around the kitchen.
[That unprompted remark sounds a lot like defensiveness, but what would Ka-Fai have to be defensive about? Does he think Kratos has any knowledge of what's supposed to happen when one of them is a slave? Does he think Kratos has some kind of standard in mind for how a master should act?
[What it does make clear is that Ka-Fai has about as much idea as Kratos does, what's meant to happen next. And that realisation is a relief hard enough that Kratos has to exhale it out slowly; because if Ka-Fai -- no, Yuan; definitely Yuan -- if Yuan has no idea what's going to happen next, then he didn't have any plans for Kratos beyond getting him out of prison.
[It means the guards' gossip is just that: gossip.
[It also means Kratos has some degree of leeway to figure out what he needs, without having to rely on what Yuan might think he he needs, or order him to have. He needs clothes. He's not sure how long he's been wearing these. A bath; a stand-up shower would do, if he could have something to lean on. A shave. Do half-elves even shave? Kratos isn't actually sure.]
How much is the house prepared for a second person?
[Is there even another bed? The question may seem abrupt, given that Kratos has been sitting quietly and simply watching; and especially given there's an element of decisiveness to his tone.]
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[That unprompted remark sounds a lot like defensiveness, but what would Ka-Fai have to be defensive about? Does he think Kratos has any knowledge of what's supposed to happen when one of them is a slave? Does he think Kratos has some kind of standard in mind for how a master should act?
[What it does make clear is that Ka-Fai has about as much idea as Kratos does, what's meant to happen next. And that realisation is a relief hard enough that Kratos has to exhale it out slowly; because if Ka-Fai -- no, Yuan; definitely Yuan -- if Yuan has no idea what's going to happen next, then he didn't have any plans for Kratos beyond getting him out of prison.
[It means the guards' gossip is just that: gossip.
[It also means Kratos has some degree of leeway to figure out what he needs, without having to rely on what Yuan might think he he needs, or order him to have. He needs clothes. He's not sure how long he's been wearing these. A bath; a stand-up shower would do, if he could have something to lean on. A shave. Do half-elves even shave? Kratos isn't actually sure.]
How much is the house prepared for a second person?
[Is there even another bed? The question may seem abrupt, given that Kratos has been sitting quietly and simply watching; and especially given there's an element of decisiveness to his tone.]