[Even accounting for how equitably Yuan's treated him, Kratos can see how much it's testing Yuan to keep his anger in check for patience. He doesn't want to waste that; but he isn't sure how to answer. All of a sudden, he isn't even sure what it is he doesn't understand.
[Yuan doesn't seem angry Kratos has brought it up, though. Only that it's happened. Perhaps bringing it up isn't as much a prod at Yuan's past as Kratos's feared. Perhaps it's more one of Kratos's than he thought.]
How did you --
[Damn it. Kratos looks away again, still feeling that flush of shame.]
How do you cope with this?
[Kratos doesn't know how to describe what he's feeling; he's hoping Yuan will understand. He's barely been hanging on for three weeks. How did Yuan survive like this for -- it must have been years. It must have been.]
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[Yuan doesn't seem angry Kratos has brought it up, though. Only that it's happened. Perhaps bringing it up isn't as much a prod at Yuan's past as Kratos's feared. Perhaps it's more one of Kratos's than he thought.]
How did you --
[Damn it. Kratos looks away again, still feeling that flush of shame.]
How do you cope with this?
[Kratos doesn't know how to describe what he's feeling; he's hoping Yuan will understand. He's barely been hanging on for three weeks. How did Yuan survive like this for -- it must have been years. It must have been.]