[Skulduggery suspected it was something like that.
... Well, no. He suspected precisely 0% of what Kratos is now telling him. But the essence of it, the intensity, the complexity, the guilt -- that he suspected. Guilt is never simple and clear-cut.
Does Lloyd blame Kratos for what Mithos did? He'd be right to, if Kratos's version of events isn't too biased. But Kratos doesn't seem the sort of man to run because a family member is angry with him, so regardless of how Lloyd feels, Kratos's self-exile is probably exactly that. Self-exile.
Maybe that's the right thing to do. Skulduggery isn't in a position to judge.]
Mithos -- [ -- hm. Boiling things down to their basics is hard enough when the recipient speaks fluent English.] -- changed, did he? Do you know 'change'?
[Skulduggery's seen people do stupid things in the name of saving people they care about, himself included. And if Kratos feels as guilty as he does, then he probably didn't take Mithos on as a student knowing how things were going to turn out. There's only so many conclusions one can draw from that.]
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... Well, no. He suspected precisely 0% of what Kratos is now telling him. But the essence of it, the intensity, the complexity, the guilt -- that he suspected. Guilt is never simple and clear-cut.
Does Lloyd blame Kratos for what Mithos did? He'd be right to, if Kratos's version of events isn't too biased. But Kratos doesn't seem the sort of man to run because a family member is angry with him, so regardless of how Lloyd feels, Kratos's self-exile is probably exactly that. Self-exile.
Maybe that's the right thing to do. Skulduggery isn't in a position to judge.]
Mithos -- [ -- hm. Boiling things down to their basics is hard enough when the recipient speaks fluent English.] -- changed, did he? Do you know 'change'?
[Skulduggery's seen people do stupid things in the name of saving people they care about, himself included. And if Kratos feels as guilty as he does, then he probably didn't take Mithos on as a student knowing how things were going to turn out. There's only so many conclusions one can draw from that.]