[Kratos shakes his head with a sound half chuckle, half sigh. It's been quite a while since he's had someone so willing to press, even at risk for the truth. But Raine is right; knowing something more might help Colette. That isn't counter to his orders, necessarily -- it might even help prep Colette more.
[To die, and have her body stolen, you mean?
[All potential mirth fades into grim stoicism, his gaze levelled back at the trees. For a moment it seems like he won't answer; then:]
It wasn't pleasant. I was never overtaken by illness and exhaustion the way Colette has been, but it wasn't pleasant, losing pieces of my ... humanity ... bit by bit. It never hurt; sometimes it happened so slowly that I couldn't tell what was gone for days, if anything had. The worst parts were the end, and getting them back.
[Once more, a sidelong glance.]
But that doesn't matter to Colette. As I said, anything she's lost or will lose, she'll regain the moment she wears the key crest; and the regeneration only requires five seals to be opened, far less than she'll need to approach the level of transformation I did. So I would hardly think it's relevant.
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[To die, and have her body stolen, you mean?
[All potential mirth fades into grim stoicism, his gaze levelled back at the trees. For a moment it seems like he won't answer; then:]
It wasn't pleasant. I was never overtaken by illness and exhaustion the way Colette has been, but it wasn't pleasant, losing pieces of my ... humanity ... bit by bit. It never hurt; sometimes it happened so slowly that I couldn't tell what was gone for days, if anything had. The worst parts were the end, and getting them back.
[Once more, a sidelong glance.]
But that doesn't matter to Colette. As I said, anything she's lost or will lose, she'll regain the moment she wears the key crest; and the regeneration only requires five seals to be opened, far less than she'll need to approach the level of transformation I did. So I would hardly think it's relevant.