[ Link's footsteps come to a halt, following Dimitri's lead before he even answers his question. The weak smile is met with raised eyebrows, a subdued external response that fails to convey the way Link's heart seemed to leap in his chest. ]
I've — I haven't treated you correctly. I'm sorry. [ These words spill from his mouth very quickly. He takes a half-step back, as if he's about to drop to one knee, but immediately stops as he realizes how unnecessary that probably is. It's not like Dimitri is his king. But, still... for him to have been speaking so casually with him all this time... for him to have sparred with him! What if he had hurt him?
No. He can't think like this. Blinking the thoughts from his head, his shoulders relax and he looks to the floor. If that's how Dimitri is thinking about it, that his position does not matter for as long as his kingdom remains lost, then... Link has to respect that. Even if he is taking a completely different approach to his own duties while his world is lost. ]
...sorry. Sorry, this is just... coming as a shock to me, too. I was a solider in my world.
[ An oversimplification, of course, but Link does not want to get into all the prophecy and war and endless eternal reincarnation stuff. It mixes too confusingly with legend, even if this were the time to get into it. ]
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I've — I haven't treated you correctly. I'm sorry. [ These words spill from his mouth very quickly. He takes a half-step back, as if he's about to drop to one knee, but immediately stops as he realizes how unnecessary that probably is. It's not like Dimitri is his king. But, still... for him to have been speaking so casually with him all this time... for him to have sparred with him! What if he had hurt him?
No. He can't think like this. Blinking the thoughts from his head, his shoulders relax and he looks to the floor. If that's how Dimitri is thinking about it, that his position does not matter for as long as his kingdom remains lost, then... Link has to respect that. Even if he is taking a completely different approach to his own duties while his world is lost. ]
...sorry. Sorry, this is just... coming as a shock to me, too. I was a solider in my world.
[ An oversimplification, of course, but Link does not want to get into all the prophecy and war and endless eternal reincarnation stuff. It mixes too confusingly with legend, even if this were the time to get into it. ]