[ Sebastian cants his head curiously at her reaction, since it’s slightly outside his expectations. He probably could have warned her, but it’s become such a normal thing at this point that he hadn’t considered it. The way her gaze averts and the tightness in her shoulders speaks to fear, but the rest of her reaction doesn’t match with his understanding of it. ]
You could.
[ That answer is first and simple enough. Any creature with a soul could absolutely strike up a Covenant with him, and Kenos provides the unique opportunity for him to choose that person, rather than it being the opposite. He knows that’s not why she’s asking, since it’s clearly something more personal than that, but still, the thought is now in mind. It’s nothing he’s considering with any seriousness, but he does wonder what it would be like to serve this girl.
(Wherever he is, Silco probably gets an unexplained pang of Bad Vibes)
To her actual question, or at least the one he thinks she’s getting at… That’s a little more complicated. ]
And I do. Or, well, more or less. Here in Kenos, I can hardly say with confidence the same rules apply, considering Shards and the like, but… [ He gives a small shrug ] The soul is a vessel for all you are. Your memories and experiences, your personality, your life itself. It is for only that, really, as it is the piece of you that will exist past your mortal body.
[ It’s a straightforward answer, but probably also not exactly what she’s looking for, if he had to guess. It’s not the first time someone has asked him a question like this, but the answer simply doesn’t seem to satisfy whatever reason they ask for, in his experience. Though at what that reason may be, he couldn’t guess. ]
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You could.
[ That answer is first and simple enough. Any creature with a soul could absolutely strike up a Covenant with him, and Kenos provides the unique opportunity for him to choose that person, rather than it being the opposite. He knows that’s not why she’s asking, since it’s clearly something more personal than that, but still, the thought is now in mind. It’s nothing he’s considering with any seriousness, but he does wonder what it would be like to serve this girl.
(Wherever he is, Silco probably gets an unexplained pang of Bad Vibes)
To her actual question, or at least the one he thinks she’s getting at… That’s a little more complicated. ]
And I do. Or, well, more or less. Here in Kenos, I can hardly say with confidence the same rules apply, considering Shards and the like, but… [ He gives a small shrug ] The soul is a vessel for all you are. Your memories and experiences, your personality, your life itself. It is for only that, really, as it is the piece of you that will exist past your mortal body.
[ It’s a straightforward answer, but probably also not exactly what she’s looking for, if he had to guess. It’s not the first time someone has asked him a question like this, but the answer simply doesn’t seem to satisfy whatever reason they ask for, in his experience. Though at what that reason may be, he couldn’t guess. ]