[They're... joking. Is this what friendship usually looks like? Yuan's still more than a little of aware of the technical imbalance of power, but this is... nice.]

[It's nice. How about that.]

It might be.

[Yuan hasn't done that to date for a variety of reasons, which begin at Kratos's mobility issues and are only magnified by his origins. Kratos in any sensitive areas would certainly be unacceptable, but the more common areas... well, it isn't completely uncommon for officers to have their personal staff, whether servants or slaves, accompany them.]

You seem more than adept at observing.

[It feels an odd concept, though. Like empathetic espionage.]