[The effect Kratos has on people is also fascinating to watch; Acacius's entire bearing seems to change. Even only watching sidelong, almost idly, it's evident enough to Yuan.]

[It seems like Kratos is the sort of person most don't want to disappoint. ...Privately, he himself can't quite deny that, either.]

[The pause in the conversation seems to need something. Yuan isn't quite sure what -- the social is, again, Kratos's expertise -- but this is personal enough, even emotional enough, that an outside nudge from someone who doesn't care so much could help.]

How great a number?

[Still... not quite in the conversation, but adjacent to it.]

Some group has been interfering with Kratos fairly regularly.