[It's such a quiet thing. For Kratos, it's exceptionally telling.]

It would be, yes.

[Yuan is not, precisely, gentle. But he's still softer than usual, for him.]

And yet you've gone to steps to preserve memory and tradition. Either you're a masochist of the highest degree, or you've found it worth-while to hold to your roots, despite the pain.

[Yuan cannot forget how at-odds that conversation was, the day he offered Kratos naturalization and citizenship. They were practically talking about two different things.]