[ There's something in those words that makes Dimitri pause. His anger still burns hot and righteous but there's something else; a cooling that comes with what Set says. Punishing the wicked, protecting the weak - those are things he will gladly do. He will fight on the field of battle and drench himself in blood for the sake of others and to protect others. He will take on that weight. But the touch of Set's hand and the task he asks of him makes Dimitri hesitate. He curls his fingers against his spear again, lips pressed tightly together. He glances sidelong at Hayame and then tries to form his own reaction. He's unsure.
Floundering a little in the wave of his two companions. ]
They aren't warriors or soldiers, though. They're innocents.
[ His objection isn't precisely half-hearted. He knows that taking hostages has a long tradition - disobedient vassals can be brought to heel with wards and other such measures. But it's not something he particularly enjoys or likes considering. Someone's child or spouse or parent should not pay the blood price of another. That isn't right.
Set's touch is oddly reassuring but it also brings the discord; that tingling burn even through the clothes he wears.]
They haven't done anything...
[ He doubts. His morals are his bedrock, what he clings to to keep himself from descending into that crazed animal madness. ]
no subject
Floundering a little in the wave of his two companions. ]
They aren't warriors or soldiers, though. They're innocents.
[ His objection isn't precisely half-hearted. He knows that taking hostages has a long tradition - disobedient vassals can be brought to heel with wards and other such measures. But it's not something he particularly enjoys or likes considering. Someone's child or spouse or parent should not pay the blood price of another. That isn't right.
Set's touch is oddly reassuring but it also brings the discord; that tingling burn even through the clothes he wears.]
They haven't done anything...
[ He doubts. His morals are his bedrock, what he clings to to keep himself from descending into that crazed animal madness. ]