[They're. A contraction. Kratos hasn't used one before. It's both a good sign, and an interesting detail to file away and examine for later.
A little more immediately worrying is how Kratos describes the other angels here. Military subordinates, which perhaps makes sense -- but then beggars as well. Poor. Even accounting for the simplicity necessary in a brand-new language, that particular combination is not a good one. It's how followers of the Faceless Ones see mortals.
It's also, Skulduggery's forced to admit, how most sorcerers see mortals.
Fair enough. Perhaps Skulduggery shouldn't be the one to judge. There are always cultural differences to consider, besides -- 'beggar' hasn't always been a demeaning word, even in Earth's history. There was a time when it prompted taking responsibility for someone's suffering. If that's what Kratos means, it probably explains why they're all here and not back on his own planet.]
So you're not here to invade, then.
[If Skulduggery can get that confirmed, he... probably won't feel much better, but it would be something. The problem is that the children's thesaurus probably doesn't have 'invade' in it, and that's not something he wants to try pantomiming in front of curiosity-less armed angels quick to respond to perceived threats. Maybe he can do it in words instead.]
Attack. [Hm.] Kill. Kill us.
[Over-simplistic, but it will probably get the point across.]
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A little more immediately worrying is how Kratos describes the other angels here. Military subordinates, which perhaps makes sense -- but then beggars as well. Poor. Even accounting for the simplicity necessary in a brand-new language, that particular combination is not a good one. It's how followers of the Faceless Ones see mortals.
It's also, Skulduggery's forced to admit, how most sorcerers see mortals.
Fair enough. Perhaps Skulduggery shouldn't be the one to judge. There are always cultural differences to consider, besides -- 'beggar' hasn't always been a demeaning word, even in Earth's history. There was a time when it prompted taking responsibility for someone's suffering. If that's what Kratos means, it probably explains why they're all here and not back on his own planet.]
So you're not here to invade, then.
[If Skulduggery can get that confirmed, he... probably won't feel much better, but it would be something. The problem is that the children's thesaurus probably doesn't have 'invade' in it, and that's not something he wants to try pantomiming in front of curiosity-less armed angels quick to respond to perceived threats. Maybe he can do it in words instead.]
Attack. [Hm.] Kill. Kill us.
[Over-simplistic, but it will probably get the point across.]