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[ As Raphael circles around him lazily, Link's eyes follow. He's still trying to size him up, put a finger on what it is about him that makes such a plain-looking man feel so off, when the war is mentioned. Link tenses up, immediately relieved that Raphael dismissed the idea in the same breath he brought it up, as he definitely would not have agreed to such a thing whether he'd already agreed to a "price" or not. Still, with how noxious his mind had felt earlier, he's not looking forward to what he's about to say —

which makes what he does say all the more strange. The tension in Link's expression drops and he blinks. ]

Someone with a need they can't fulfill? Doesn't... everyone probably have something like that?

[ and especially Shard-Bearers? ]