[ It should be just another world, one of the many they have visited since the Oracle reached out to them in understanding, yet the feeling he gets from this endless desert is still hard to describe.
Upon first impression, one might think Shez would stand out, his personal color palette mismatching the multitude of green everywhere he looked, an outsider through and through, if not for their kind hospitality. Their stolen glances in curiosity, their generous offers of food and drink without asking for anything in return, the enthusiasm and devotion in their voice whenever they spoke of their mother as though hoping their love could touch a stranger's heart... It wasn't a bad feeling, not exactly. Just... maybe overwhelming, in ways he couldn't really pinpoint.
(In ways that maybe weren't just his own, if his Advocate connection with Byleth remained strong even outside of Kenos.) ]
Yeah. Guess that's our final stop, buddy.
[ Or until they hopped over to the next universe, that is. In any case, he hesitates, not for fear of the guards or whatever other challenges lie beyond those twin gates, but because of Byleth instead. His head tilts with a studying gaze, and he falls silent for only a second before adding: ]
You sure you're okay to proceed? You're looking a bit distracted...
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Upon first impression, one might think Shez would stand out, his personal color palette mismatching the multitude of green everywhere he looked, an outsider through and through, if not for their kind hospitality. Their stolen glances in curiosity, their generous offers of food and drink without asking for anything in return, the enthusiasm and devotion in their voice whenever they spoke of their mother as though hoping their love could touch a stranger's heart... It wasn't a bad feeling, not exactly. Just... maybe overwhelming, in ways he couldn't really pinpoint.
(In ways that maybe weren't just his own, if his Advocate connection with Byleth remained strong even outside of Kenos.) ]
Yeah. Guess that's our final stop, buddy.
[ Or until they hopped over to the next universe, that is. In any case, he hesitates, not for fear of the guards or whatever other challenges lie beyond those twin gates, but because of Byleth instead. His head tilts with a studying gaze, and he falls silent for only a second before adding: ]
You sure you're okay to proceed? You're looking a bit distracted...