[It's a simple response, but a true one. Kratos had seen it, but not been able to do anything with it; he'd barely been handling what was already on his plate. As it turns out, being an angel doesn't endow one with the capability to handle everything at once.]
And he was willing to make his friends hate him to ensure he wouldn't. We're both traitors, more than once, even against those we love. It takes a special kind of self-hatred to accomplish that.
[His voice remains even while he speaks. It's not the sort of thing he'd usually say out loud, but telepathy isn't possible across these distances. They've never really spoken about how tired he's been. It's better than it was. Then Kratos smiles faintly.]
I'd hardly think you need me.
[He's already trusting you with his son's life, Yuan. There isn't much more trust than that.]
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[It's a simple response, but a true one. Kratos had seen it, but not been able to do anything with it; he'd barely been handling what was already on his plate. As it turns out, being an angel doesn't endow one with the capability to handle everything at once.]
And he was willing to make his friends hate him to ensure he wouldn't. We're both traitors, more than once, even against those we love. It takes a special kind of self-hatred to accomplish that.
[His voice remains even while he speaks. It's not the sort of thing he'd usually say out loud, but telepathy isn't possible across these distances. They've never really spoken about how tired he's been. It's better than it was. Then Kratos smiles faintly.]
I'd hardly think you need me.
[He's already trusting you with his son's life, Yuan. There isn't much more trust than that.]