[Ah, yes. Darquesse. Skulduggery had asked about her, back when Kratos hadn't been able to ask questions in return, but Kratos does recall his tone. These words compound the idea that she's a threat. And then there's his student, the girl with the very large mana, like Mithos ...
[Kratos's thoughtful gaze lingers, for just a moment, on Valkyrie before returning to Ghastly.]
A few hundred thousand, perhaps. I would prefer if they weren't obliged to fight. It would set them back. But if we must, then we can, particularly if it involves those ... evil gods Skulduggery mentioned. Is Darquesse one of them? I wasn't able to ask, before.
[There's a peculiar resonance in the way he says the name, unintentionally there; like he's slower in shaping the sounds than he is with the rest of his words, because these sounds have power, and when he says the word the power becomes audible. Like it did when he spoke Origin's name, for the oath. Like Mithos, like Sheena, when they spoke the names of the spirits in pact or summoning, and a corresponding pulse of mana in response.
[Kratos's brow crinkles, and this time he does not look toward Valkyrie.]
no subject
[Kratos's thoughtful gaze lingers, for just a moment, on Valkyrie before returning to Ghastly.]
A few hundred thousand, perhaps. I would prefer if they weren't obliged to fight. It would set them back. But if we must, then we can, particularly if it involves those ... evil gods Skulduggery mentioned. Is Darquesse one of them? I wasn't able to ask, before.
[There's a peculiar resonance in the way he says the name, unintentionally there; like he's slower in shaping the sounds than he is with the rest of his words, because these sounds have power, and when he says the word the power becomes audible. Like it did when he spoke Origin's name, for the oath. Like Mithos, like Sheena, when they spoke the names of the spirits in pact or summoning, and a corresponding pulse of mana in response.
[Kratos's brow crinkles, and this time he does not look toward Valkyrie.]