[Kratos only chuckles deeply, and it makes his breath catch, but he manages to avoid a coughing outbreak by reaching for his water.]
If they've lasted with you for this long, nothing I can do will harm them.
[Yes, Yuan has ensured the thing will happen. Kratos will make him regret it -- but not for the whole time. Just for a good chunk of it. The last time Kratos had as much practice cooking as he has in the last twenty years was four thousand years ago; and he hadn't often had the proper implements then. Yuan isn't prepared.
[They go quiet after that, and somewhere in Chapter 2 Kratos's eyes start to shut. Somewhere in Chapter 3, they stay like that. His body grows heavy and his breathing evens out, somewhat; he doesn't snore but his breath hitches with his congestion. The book droops and his head falls more properly against Yuan's shoulder.]
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If they've lasted with you for this long, nothing I can do will harm them.
[Yes, Yuan has ensured the thing will happen. Kratos will make him regret it -- but not for the whole time. Just for a good chunk of it. The last time Kratos had as much practice cooking as he has in the last twenty years was four thousand years ago; and he hadn't often had the proper implements then. Yuan isn't prepared.
[They go quiet after that, and somewhere in Chapter 2 Kratos's eyes start to shut. Somewhere in Chapter 3, they stay like that. His body grows heavy and his breathing evens out, somewhat; he doesn't snore but his breath hitches with his congestion. The book droops and his head falls more properly against Yuan's shoulder.]