[Sothis's brow furrowed slightly - it could be mistaken as thought, but she was just perplexed. Aetós instilled a sense of caution in Byleth - a threat, then - but... the otter? As in the mammal? What? Was this human's horns screwed on too tight or something?]
...we have no options, obviously. Whatever magics have been wrought on this place has robbed us of our powers - and thus, our ability to resist. We can do naught but wait. The flow of Time will carry us to the end whether or not we fight against its currents.
[It didn't help that Byleth was such a poor quality vessel and thus prevented her from bringing even a fraction of her power to bear, she couldn't help but think irritably. But, to be fair to him, it was through no fault of his own, considering his creation had been an opportunistic accident, if she understood Jeralt's recounting of Byleth's birth correctly.
It was like using a sword to chop wood. Sure, it may get the job done, but you'd be left with a chipped blade - worse, it may shatter entirely. The same principle applied to Byleth.]
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...we have no options, obviously. Whatever magics have been wrought on this place has robbed us of our powers - and thus, our ability to resist. We can do naught but wait. The flow of Time will carry us to the end whether or not we fight against its currents.
[It didn't help that Byleth was such a poor quality vessel and thus prevented her from bringing even a fraction of her power to bear, she couldn't help but think irritably. But, to be fair to him, it was through no fault of his own, considering his creation had been an opportunistic accident, if she understood Jeralt's recounting of Byleth's birth correctly.
It was like using a sword to chop wood. Sure, it may get the job done, but you'd be left with a chipped blade - worse, it may shatter entirely. The same principle applied to Byleth.]