[It's a simple response, laid over the even click of the knife on the cutting board. He doesn't immediately consider whether an explanation is even necessary; it's obvious to him, why he might want to remain a slave.
[As a slave, he is still Tethe'allan. To become naturalised, to become a citizen of Sylvarant -- it would be turning his back on everything about his country. No one who's moved from one or the other would ever be accepted still clinging to the cultures of their original nation; the hatred ran too deep.
[And far aside from rejecting all that he fought for, it would be breaking his oath as an imperial knight. He won't do that. He'd rather remain a slave, than have everyone know he considered Tethe'alla so worthless as to be tradeable for some freedoms and a bit of social standing.]
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[It's a simple response, laid over the even click of the knife on the cutting board. He doesn't immediately consider whether an explanation is even necessary; it's obvious to him, why he might want to remain a slave.
[As a slave, he is still Tethe'allan. To become naturalised, to become a citizen of Sylvarant -- it would be turning his back on everything about his country. No one who's moved from one or the other would ever be accepted still clinging to the cultures of their original nation; the hatred ran too deep.
[And far aside from rejecting all that he fought for, it would be breaking his oath as an imperial knight. He won't do that. He'd rather remain a slave, than have everyone know he considered Tethe'alla so worthless as to be tradeable for some freedoms and a bit of social standing.]