[ His laugh is darkly delighted, as his eyes marked the one she picked out, and made an assessment. Righteous dedication surely was the way to describe the knight, and Raphael surely would think that there should be a contrast to that.
As his eyes scan over, one sticks out, with an artificial arm, and ears that stand up straight. There's a certain darkness to the way the boy moves, the way he lurks and slips in and out of the shadows. Not righteous determination, but qualities that Raphael could see as worthwhile. After all, the boy was sneaking along. Likely a Zenite, but Raphael had seen the other among Meridian-led forces before. It was easy to make the choice to choose someone he was not familiar with, over someone he was.
Besides, it made it more fun. ]
Let us take that little creature down there. I always did enjoy supporting those who had more room to grow.
[ Did the boy remind him of a young boy he'd once taken under his wing, ungrateful creature that he was? Yes, but we won't say that. ]
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As his eyes scan over, one sticks out, with an artificial arm, and ears that stand up straight. There's a certain darkness to the way the boy moves, the way he lurks and slips in and out of the shadows. Not righteous determination, but qualities that Raphael could see as worthwhile. After all, the boy was sneaking along. Likely a Zenite, but Raphael had seen the other among Meridian-led forces before. It was easy to make the choice to choose someone he was not familiar with, over someone he was.
Besides, it made it more fun. ]
Let us take that little creature down there. I always did enjoy supporting those who had more room to grow.
[ Did the boy remind him of a young boy he'd once taken under his wing, ungrateful creature that he was? Yes, but we won't say that. ]